Description

In this episode of Robots and Red Tape, host Nick Schutt sits down with Austin Keller, Director of Data Science at IntelliDyne, for a grounded conversation on why critical systems still run on DOS, floppies, and “version 15 final redo,” and why most AI projects start in the wrong place.

Drawing on manufacturing, Navy, DOJ, and VA work, Austin argues you start with the business problem—not the shiny tool—and that security is step zero.

Key topics:

• Why “if it works, don’t mess with it” leaves agencies on 20–30-year-old stacks
• Starting with the job to be done, not “we want AI”
• Data that will not talk to other data—and why that is by design
• Coding agents that can read COBOL and Fortran when the last developer is gone
• Where AI ROI actually shows up: repetitive tasks, small agents, and UI that saves keystrokes

Podcast: Robots and Red Tape | Host: Nick Schutt | YouTube: @RobotsandRedTapeAI

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