Robert Koch
@kochie.bsky.social
Software Engineer at @redactive.ai
ECSE at Monash
What am I doing right now -> me.kochie.io
ECSE at Monash
What am I doing right now -> me.kochie.io
McDonald’s new ad implies we are going to run out of chicken due to exhausting natural reserves.
September 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
McDonald’s new ad implies we are going to run out of chicken due to exhausting natural reserves.
Check out my friend's stunning entry in the @reNEW_Global #ARTxSCIENCE Competition! Dive in and cast your vote!
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September 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out my friend's stunning entry in the @reNEW_Global #ARTxSCIENCE Competition! Dive in and cast your vote!
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The question isn’t “How do we stop Shadow AI?”
The question is “How do we harness it?”
The best approach:
1. Identify where it’s happening
2. Observe how teams are using it
3. Embrace and extend the practices that drive real results
Shadow AI is a symptom.
The question is “How do we harness it?”
The best approach:
1. Identify where it’s happening
2. Observe how teams are using it
3. Embrace and extend the practices that drive real results
Shadow AI is a symptom.
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The question isn’t “How do we stop Shadow AI?”
The question is “How do we harness it?”
The best approach:
1. Identify where it’s happening
2. Observe how teams are using it
3. Embrace and extend the practices that drive real results
Shadow AI is a symptom.
The question is “How do we harness it?”
The best approach:
1. Identify where it’s happening
2. Observe how teams are using it
3. Embrace and extend the practices that drive real results
Shadow AI is a symptom.
Let’s be honest: employees don’t turn to Shadow AI because they’re reckless. They do it because:
🏃 It makes their jobs faster
🏋️♀️ It makes hard tasks easier
🚚 It helps them deliver more with less effort
🏃 It makes their jobs faster
🏋️♀️ It makes hard tasks easier
🚚 It helps them deliver more with less effort
September 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Let’s be honest: employees don’t turn to Shadow AI because they’re reckless. They do it because:
🏃 It makes their jobs faster
🏋️♀️ It makes hard tasks easier
🚚 It helps them deliver more with less effort
🏃 It makes their jobs faster
🏋️♀️ It makes hard tasks easier
🚚 It helps them deliver more with less effort
⚡ Quick stat that hit me today: Australia graduates ~17k engineers per year. China graduates ~1.3 million.
At the same time, ~70% of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 isn’t built yet.
At the same time, ~70% of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 isn’t built yet.
August 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
⚡ Quick stat that hit me today: Australia graduates ~17k engineers per year. China graduates ~1.3 million.
At the same time, ~70% of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 isn’t built yet.
At the same time, ~70% of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 isn’t built yet.
Shadow AI isn’t just about productivity. It’s about security.
I’ve seen companies discover, after the fact, that employees were:
👉 Using external LLMs in other countries to summarise sensitive documentation
👉 Running proprietary code through unapproved AI tools
I’ve seen companies discover, after the fact, that employees were:
👉 Using external LLMs in other countries to summarise sensitive documentation
👉 Running proprietary code through unapproved AI tools
August 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Shadow AI isn’t just about productivity. It’s about security.
I’ve seen companies discover, after the fact, that employees were:
👉 Using external LLMs in other countries to summarise sensitive documentation
👉 Running proprietary code through unapproved AI tools
I’ve seen companies discover, after the fact, that employees were:
👉 Using external LLMs in other countries to summarise sensitive documentation
👉 Running proprietary code through unapproved AI tools
How do you know if Shadow AI is creeping into your business?
Here’s a simple litmus test:
An employee who previously struggled with a task suddenly delivers flawless results with surprising speed.
AI might be doing the heavy lifting.
Here’s a simple litmus test:
An employee who previously struggled with a task suddenly delivers flawless results with surprising speed.
AI might be doing the heavy lifting.
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
How do you know if Shadow AI is creeping into your business?
Here’s a simple litmus test:
An employee who previously struggled with a task suddenly delivers flawless results with surprising speed.
AI might be doing the heavy lifting.
Here’s a simple litmus test:
An employee who previously struggled with a task suddenly delivers flawless results with surprising speed.
AI might be doing the heavy lifting.
🚀 The future of generative intelligence isn’t just smarter models - it’s agents that can understand and act.
August 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
🚀 The future of generative intelligence isn’t just smarter models - it’s agents that can understand and act.
Shadow AI isn’t just happening — it’s everywhere.
Deloitte recently found that 27% of employees are using AI without their manager knowing. From my perspective, that number is probably much higher.
Deloitte recently found that 27% of employees are using AI without their manager knowing. From my perspective, that number is probably much higher.
August 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Shadow AI isn’t just happening — it’s everywhere.
Deloitte recently found that 27% of employees are using AI without their manager knowing. From my perspective, that number is probably much higher.
Deloitte recently found that 27% of employees are using AI without their manager knowing. From my perspective, that number is probably much higher.
New blog post. I really wanted to rant about some silly things I've seen people do with Lambda functions.
It’s 2025 and somehow this still needs to be said.
Recursion is elegant in theory BUT, in the cloud, it’s a costly disaster waiting to happen.
It’s 2025 and somehow this still needs to be said.
Recursion is elegant in theory BUT, in the cloud, it’s a costly disaster waiting to happen.
August 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New blog post. I really wanted to rant about some silly things I've seen people do with Lambda functions.
It’s 2025 and somehow this still needs to be said.
Recursion is elegant in theory BUT, in the cloud, it’s a costly disaster waiting to happen.
It’s 2025 and somehow this still needs to be said.
Recursion is elegant in theory BUT, in the cloud, it’s a costly disaster waiting to happen.
CSE25 is just around the corner!
I’m excited to be chairing the Technical Program for Climate Smart Engineering 2025, happening in Adelaide 27–28 August. With over 100 speakers across two days, the program dives into decarbonisation, innovation, climate resilience and more.
I’m excited to be chairing the Technical Program for Climate Smart Engineering 2025, happening in Adelaide 27–28 August. With over 100 speakers across two days, the program dives into decarbonisation, innovation, climate resilience and more.
August 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
CSE25 is just around the corner!
I’m excited to be chairing the Technical Program for Climate Smart Engineering 2025, happening in Adelaide 27–28 August. With over 100 speakers across two days, the program dives into decarbonisation, innovation, climate resilience and more.
I’m excited to be chairing the Technical Program for Climate Smart Engineering 2025, happening in Adelaide 27–28 August. With over 100 speakers across two days, the program dives into decarbonisation, innovation, climate resilience and more.
🎉💙 Wow — we did it! Thanks to your incredible support, we hit the $500 fundraising goal for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria in less than a day!
I’ve decided to double the goal to $1,000 — let’s keep the momentum going and make an even bigger impact together!
bsky.app/profile/koc...
I’ve decided to double the goal to $1,000 — let’s keep the momentum going and make an even bigger impact together!
bsky.app/profile/koc...
Robert Koch (@kochie.bsky.social)
🏃♂️✨ I’m taking on the Run Melbourne Half Marathon and raising $500 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria!
The RFDS does incredible work, providing vital health services and transport to people in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
bsky.app
July 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🎉💙 Wow — we did it! Thanks to your incredible support, we hit the $500 fundraising goal for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria in less than a day!
I’ve decided to double the goal to $1,000 — let’s keep the momentum going and make an even bigger impact together!
bsky.app/profile/koc...
I’ve decided to double the goal to $1,000 — let’s keep the momentum going and make an even bigger impact together!
bsky.app/profile/koc...
🏃♂️✨ I’m taking on the Run Melbourne Half Marathon and raising $500 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria!
The RFDS does incredible work, providing vital health services and transport to people in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
The RFDS does incredible work, providing vital health services and transport to people in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
July 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🏃♂️✨ I’m taking on the Run Melbourne Half Marathon and raising $500 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria!
The RFDS does incredible work, providing vital health services and transport to people in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
The RFDS does incredible work, providing vital health services and transport to people in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
I will not elaborate.
March 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I will not elaborate.
How good would it be if the government spent $1.8B on building solar/wind farms to bring down the price of power instead of handing everyone a stimulus check?
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
How good would it be if the government spent $1.8B on building solar/wind farms to bring down the price of power instead of handing everyone a stimulus check?
GOOD MORNING WORLD! How are you starting your day?
March 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
GOOD MORNING WORLD! How are you starting your day?
Speaking at @nowprogrammable today! If you're coming along say hi!
March 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Speaking at @nowprogrammable today! If you're coming along say hi!
2025 is my cicada year with Silverstein, ADTR, and @riseagainstmusic all set to release an album. Is punk rock back? Fool it never left.
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
2025 is my cicada year with Silverstein, ADTR, and @riseagainstmusic all set to release an album. Is punk rock back? Fool it never left.
Like a sleep paralysis demon my cat sits atop of me in the middle of the night watching…
March 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Like a sleep paralysis demon my cat sits atop of me in the middle of the night watching…
Monetizing your app is a crucial part of the GTM process. It can be really hard to get all of the components working properly. In my latest article I break down the steps you need to follow to setup In-App Purchases for MacOS apps using Electron.
blog.kochie.io/articles/12...
blog.kochie.io/articles/12...
In-App Purchases in Electron | Kochie Engineering
An in depth guide for using Apple's StoreKit with Electron
blog.kochie.io
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Monetizing your app is a crucial part of the GTM process. It can be really hard to get all of the components working properly. In my latest article I break down the steps you need to follow to setup In-App Purchases for MacOS apps using Electron.
blog.kochie.io/articles/12...
blog.kochie.io/articles/12...
Wild rumor that Cher will be at @dddmelbourne.bsky.social after party!
February 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wild rumor that Cher will be at @dddmelbourne.bsky.social after party!
“Without getting too technical” - proceeded to get too technical.
December 25, 2024 at 5:36 AM
“Without getting too technical” - proceeded to get too technical.
Fun fact - in the treaty Jimmy Carter signed to give the canal back to Panama there is a clause that allows the US to annex the territory back in a time of war.
Trump’s lunatic threats against Panama. “It was a rare example of a US leader saying he could push a country to hand over territory - although he did not explain how he would do so” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal - BBC News
It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Fun fact - in the treaty Jimmy Carter signed to give the canal back to Panama there is a clause that allows the US to annex the territory back in a time of war.