AI tools are already embedded in how work gets done across engineering, product, data, design, and operations. Most professionals use them to move faster. Few realize they are already making security and risk decisions every day without ever calling them that.

This lightning talk introduces a simple, repeatable lens called the "Leverage Check". Before using AI, ask three questions. What data is involved. What assumptions am I trusting. What happens if this goes wrong at scale. These small decisions quietly shape trust, responsibility, and career momentum.

Drawing from real world experience applying AI in high impact environments, this session shows how AI increases leverage and why leverage raises the bar for judgment and accountability. In seven to ten minutes, attendees will see how everyday AI use can either create invisible risk or signal readiness for greater autonomy.

This talk explains why professionals who develop AI security awareness early stand out faster, earn more trust, and position themselves for leadership opportunities. You do not need to work in cybersecurity to benefit from security thinking. In the AI era, it is one of the clearest indicators of who is ready for what comes next.