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Cisco's Steve Clayton highlights AI's reliance on invisible network infrastructure

Steve Clayton from Cisco argues that the focus on AI applications and models overshadows the critical importance of the underlying network infrastructure. He emphasizes that this invisible infrastructure is essential for AI functionality, becoming noticeable only when it fails. AI

IMPACT Highlights the often-overlooked foundational infrastructure required for AI systems to function.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a company representative about AI infrastructure.

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Cisco's Steve Clayton highlights AI's reliance on invisible network infrastructure

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You think about where you're going — not the roads that get you there. Steve Clayton from Cisco makes a simple but striking point: AI is the same. We obsess ove

    You think about where you're going — not the roads that get you there. Steve Clayton from Cisco makes a simple but striking point: AI is the same. We obsess over the apps, the models, the outputs. But none of it works without the network underneath. The infrastructure is invisibl…