Thaer Makdsi

Founder @TelNex. Penn State CS Alum. Currently diving deep into AI/ML at @UTAustin. Tech, Python, & Innovation.

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Gen X grew up in an analog world and learned digital life as it arrived.

We played outside until dark, fixed what broke, waited for dial-up, then helped build the early web.
Now, near 50, we are learning AI again.
We remember the before, and we help shape the after.
#ThaerMakdsi

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The AI backlash is no longer isolated criticism. Communities, workers, and policymakers are pushing back against unchecked AI expansion over jobs, infrastructure, energy, and trust. Governance is becoming a business survival issue. ⚖️

#AIGovernance #ThaerMakdsi

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In 2026, autonomous systems are generating hypotheses, running lab experiments, and accelerating discovery.

The next Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough might come from a human and AI working together. 🧪🏆

#ScientificDiscovery #ThaerMakdsi

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Small teams are becoming global powerhouses with AI. Research, personalization, analytics, translation, and execution now scale through autonomous workflows.

The future belongs to highly leveraged teams, not massive headcount. 🚀

#AI #FutureOfWork #ThaerMakdsi

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Deepfakes are no longer a future threat.

They are already influencing elections, public trust, and global communication.

When AI can fake voices and video in minutes, protecting digital trust becomes one of the biggest challenges of our time. 🛡️

#Deepfakes #ThaerMakdsi

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Agentic AI is hitting its reality check. Flashy demos are easy. Trust in real enterprise workflows is hard.
Reliability gaps and weak governance are slowing adoption.
The next phase of AI is not speed.
It is control, security, and accountability. ⚙️

#AgenticAI #ThaerMakdsi

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AI is not struggling with capability. It’s struggling with trust.
In healthcare and finance adoption slows when decisions can’t be clearly explained. Transparent systems, governance, and accountability will decide who moves from pilot to production. #EnterpriseAI #ThaerMakdsi

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Companies are racing to deploy AI faster than ever. But speed without governance creates fragility.
The winners won’t be the fastest to launch AI. They’ll be the ones that scale it safely, responsibly, and with trust.
Guardrails matter.
#AIGovernance #EnterpriseAI #ThaerMakdsi

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AI liability is no longer a gray area.
Courts and regulators are making one thing clear: if your organization deploys autonomous AI systems, you own the consequences. “The machine did it” is no longer a defense.

#AIGovernance #EnterpriseAI #ThaerMakdsi

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AI’s biggest weakness is not intelligence. It is overconfidence.
A hallucination and a verified fact are delivered with the same certainty.
In the AI era, human skepticism still matters more than polished answers. 🔍

#ArtificialIntelligence #ThaerMakdsi

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We regulate pilots, surgeons, and drivers. But AI systems making decisions about loans and healthcare often answer to nobody.
Automation should never erase human accountability. The machine makes the recommendation. Humans own the consequences. ⚖️

#ResponsibleAI #ThaerMakdsi

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Most AI systems start decaying the moment they launch.
Not from bugs, but because the world changes faster than retraining cycles.
Static models in dynamic environments are becoming one of enterprise AI’s biggest structural problems. ❄️⚙️

#AI #ThaerMakdsi #telNex

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AI agents are advancing fast, but after spending two days with builders and researchers in NYC, one thing became clear: enterprise reality is far behind the hype.
Security, trust, and reliability are still major barriers.
The future is real. The timeline is not. 🤖
#ThaerMakdsi

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The biggest conversations at the AI Agent Conference in NYC were not on stage.

Autonomous AI workers, persistent memory, and AI vs AI security are reshaping enterprise technology faster than most companies realize. ⚙️

#AIAgentConference #ThaerMakdsi #AgenticAI

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Month 5 of my 365-day AI journey starts with the AI Agent Conference in NYC.
This time, I’m not bringing business cards, I’m bringing AI agents for scheduling, note-taking, and follow-ups.
Excited to learn from the front lines and share the insights.

#AIAgents #ThaerMakdsi

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AI botnets used to crash servers. Now coordinated AI swarms manipulate public opinion by faking debates, spreading false narratives, and exploiting social algorithms.

The most dangerous cyberattacks no longer steal data, they steal reality. 🛡️
#Cybersecurity #ThaerMakdsi

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Sony AI’s Project Ace is bringing AI into the physical world with a robot that can play table tennis against elite humans in real time.

This isn’t just robotics, it’s the future of human-machine collaboration in action. 🤖🏓
#AI #Robotics #Innovation #ThaerMakdsi

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Burnout hit hard, but sometimes the strongest move is to pause, reset, and take one small step forward.

Progress is not about nonstop grinding, it’s about refusing to quit.

Day 93 of 365. 🔋

#Burnout #Resilience #MentalHealth #ThaerMakdsi

[Thaer Makdsi @telnex]

Heading to NYC for the AI Agent Conference (May 4–5).

After 30 years in enterprise tech, I’ll be on the ground covering how companies are using autonomous AI to solve real problems.

Follow along for daily insights. 🚕

#AI #AIAgents #FutureOfWork

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Turning 50 changed how I see time.

In healthcare, time saves lives.
AI is cutting drug discovery from 10–15 years to months by mapping proteins and simulating millions of compounds.

Faster data, faster trials, faster cures. 🔬
#AI #Healthcare #ThaerMakdsi

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Burnout hit me hard, but family time reset everything ❤️
Doctors face this daily, buried in screens and admin work.
Ambient AI is changing that, handling notes so doctors can focus on patients again 🩺
The real power of AI? Giving doctors their humanity back.
#AIHealthcare