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A collection of 68 issues

AI gets carried away

If you’ve ever had to introduce processes into an SME or high growth business, you’ll know it’s never universally embraced with joy. Change control, asset management, risk registers etc. “Why? We’re doing fine” When it all goes wrong - that’s a great learning moment. Not

Sums still not adding up

I’m not too bad with financials, put the effort in and it leads to an easier life - professionally and personally. OpenAI Is Growing Fast and Burning Through Piles of MoneyAs the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with

Some types of 'churn' is not good

Churn, tenure and retention are some of the things I track when leading a team. I always think it’s a tricky one to look at. You don’t want things to stagnate, you want people to grow. But some are happy doing their role. But my word I’ve

Will it be a bust?

An interesting read. Covello is the same age as me. I remember the dotcom boom [thousand yard stare]. I had to do merchant card processing risk assessments [four thousand yard stare]. Will A.I. Be a Bust? A Wall Street Skeptic Rings the Alarm.Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head

Another 'Big Short'

This is a long read, but encapsulates my fears. It’s always about the money. The Subprime AI CrisisNone of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or “hating,” but a sober evaluation of where we are today and where we may end up on the current

Trough of Disillusionment

Is this Gartner encouraging the ‘Trough of Disillusionment‘ in their own AI hype cycle? Or just plain old common sense that it’s increasingly hard to ignore? We’re in the brute force phase of AI when GPUs are neededGartner thinks generative AI is right for only five percent of

'Automation Bias' is interesting

‘Automation Bias’ is an interesting concept. Can I suggest that those of us deep into technology - know technology and therefore distrust technology (been there, seen it, done it, suffered because of it etc). But that doesn’t apply to all: “When the AI provided an incorrect result, researchers found

Why do AI projects fail then?

Good article by Jürgen Geuter: Why “AI” projects fail“By some estimates, more than 80 percent of AI projects fail—twice the rate of failure for information technology projects that do not involve AI.” – The Root Causes of Failure for Artificial Intelligence Projects and How They Can Succeed A study

Always about costs

Tech is cool, but It’s always about costs. Often missing from a lot of conversations. Salesforce eyes pricing per AI conversationBenioff sees ‘very high margin opportunity’ in bid to ‘monetize’ productivity gainsThe RegisterLindsay Clark Investors concerned efficiencies will result in fewer seat sales. Benioff (CEO) likes PPC (‘Pay Per

Be careful of bias

Do you have a home voice assistant? Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant? I heard the argument raging in the kitchen from my home office. Herself wanted a light turning on, Siri was quite insistent in asking how long the timer should be. Neither was budging and tempers (on one side)