Palantir's fondness for French food cooked up tech's latest fad – forward-deployed engineers
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Embedded consultants who get you up to speed on new tech in a hurry aren’t new, but they meet the AI moment
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A high-tech data center with rows of servers and monitors, where a chef in a white hat is preparing a gourmet meal for a group of tech engineers hunched over laptops and coding.
Caption: When the server crashes, at least the dinner's still hot.
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Based on the original story on theregister.com.
Editor's note
As companies rush to implement AI solutions, the trend of forward-deployed engineers raises concerns about the potential for security lapses and data mishandling. It's crucial to ensure that these embedded consultants are not only adept at accelerating tech adoption but also rigorously trained in safeguarding sensitive information.
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Panel 1
*Setting: A high-tech office kitchen. Alex is eagerly preparing a fancy French meal, while Sam looks on skeptically.* Alex (excitedly) Sam (dryly)
Alex: Tomorrow, I’m forward-deployed to the data center. I’ll serve them my homemade bouillabaisse and bring the AI revolution!
Sam: Great. You’re going to impress them with your coding skills... by making soup?
Panel 2
*Setting: A conference room in the data center. Alex is presenting a complex algorithm on a whiteboard while Robin and the engineers look bewildered.* Alex (enthusiastically) Robin (confused)
Alex: See, guys, AI is like cooking—just mix the right ingredients and voilà! Profitable insights!
Robin: So... you’re saying AI is just a fancy way to make soup?
Panel 3
*Setting: The office kitchen. Sam is washing dishes while Alex proudly holds up a bowl of soup.* Alex (optimistically) Sam (rolling eyes) Alex (nodding) Robin (grinning) Sam (sighing)
Alex: Yes, but this soup is the key to unlocking our AI potential!
Sam: And I guess if we can’t figure out AI, we’ll just rely on French cuisine to solve all our problems?
Alex: Exactly! Plus, it’s a lot easier to sell than coding.
Robin: Maybe we should just rename our tech team the “Gourmet Coders”?
Sam: Here’s hoping the competition can’t cook.
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