We Are Scaling AI Capability Faster Than We Are Scaling Comprehension

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At AICCONS 2026, Okta’s Arun Kumar Elengovan warns: AI is advancing faster than we understand it. Here’s why foundations matter more than ever.
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Arun Kumar Elengovan argues modern AI is scaling faster than human understanding. At AICCONS 2026, he breaks AI down to three fundamentals—representation, learning, and reasoning—warning that models don’t learn truth, only patterns. As systems evolve into agents, risks shift from answers to actions, making security, interpretability, and guardrails essential for building trustworthy AI.