Parag K Adarkar

Insights

Perspectives on AI, security and critical technology.

Practical, evidence-based articles, shorter notes from LinkedIn, and press coverage from my years as a utility CTO.

AI that pays off

Where AI creates measurable value, and how to keep its costs under control.

· 5 min read

The AI bill is coming: FinOps for the age of agents

Uber exhausted its full-year AI budget in four months. Agentic AI can consume a thousand times more tokens than a chatbot. Here is how to put financial guardrails in place before AI spend governs you.

Resilient AI strategy

Building AI that can withstand changing models, providers and regulations.

· 5 min read

Your AI strategy cannot depend on one model

In June 2026, two of the most capable AI models in the world were switched off for every customer overnight. The lesson for enterprises is not about any one provider. It is about building AI that can withstand change.

Security at AI speed

How cyber attack and defence change when both sides use AI, with a power-sector lens.

· 5 min read

Cybersecurity at AI speed: is your defence model ready?

Attackers have started using AI to run intrusions at machine speed, and utilities are among their targets. Defence has to change pace too. Six shifts every CIO, CTO and CISO in the power sector should be planning now.

From LinkedIn

Shorter thoughts, first shared with my network.

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In the media

Interviews and features.