In the premiere of The Private AI Lab, Johan van Amersfoort is joined by SUSE AI Specialist Eric Lajoie to talk about sovereign AI, deploying chatbots in under an hour, and the unexpected hazards of robotic dogs.Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & guest welcome01:04 – How to pronounce “Lajoie”?02:00 – What Eric actually does at SUSE05:14 – Eric’s AI fail: a very personal RAG demo10:06 – What Private AI means to Eric11:30 – How SUSE AI works (chatbots, Kubernetes, Rancher, and more)21:30 – RAG architecture explained26:00 – 40-minute SUSE AI deployment?!31:00 – Real-world use cases (GPUaaS, observability, MCP)39:00 – AI sovereignty in Europe43:00 – Wrap-up & key takeaways54:00 – Eric’s prediction for the next 12 months in AI57:40 – Johan’s robot dog fail60:00 – Outro + where to follow Eric🔗 Links & Mentions • Learn more about SUSE AI: https://suse.com • Follow Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elajoie/ or lajoie.de

• Check out the companion post at https://johan.ml/ • Related episode: When Shit Hits The Fan ft. Eric – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IeLq8WT7eqMJPVkcUMg3G?si=eaf7a529a75e4078

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