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Digital transformation #mindcandy 13 August 2025
The topics are organoid LEGO, agent sprawl, AI´s future, no-code, McDonald’s, hyper-customizable automation, backups, data management, the cost of a data breach, and you are the upgrade.
This Amazing Blob Is Stunningly Similar to The Human Brain
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-amazing-blob-is-stunningly-similar-to-the-human-brain
Most brain organoids that you see in papers are one brain region, like the cortex or the hindbrain or midbrain. We’ve grown a rudimentary whole-brain organoid; we call it the multi-region brain organoid (MRBO). I included my video of yesterday, as part of my afternoon daily #mindcandy.
Agents Gone Wild: How to Prevent AI Agent Sprawl
https://www.thedailyupside.com/cio/enterprise-ai/agents-gone-wild-how-to-prevent-ai-agent-sprawl/
Wrangling AI agents can feel like herding cats.
The 15 Concepts Behind AI’s Future (and Why They Matter Now)
https://www.thepourquoipas.com/post/the-15-concepts-behind-ai
Large-scale AI is less a single marvel than a relay race of inter-locking technologies. Skip one baton pass and the whole spectacle face-plants.
How To Secure No-Code Applications In Regulated Industries
The very features that make no-code platforms appealing—ease of use and accessibility—also introduce notable security trade-offs.
How McDonald’s is Harnessing Predictive Analytics
https://procurementmag.com/news/mcdonalds-harnessing-predictive-analytics
McDonald’s uses predictive analytics and Google Cloud partnership to optimise procurement, reduce costs and mitigate risk across 40,000+ locations
Why Hyper-Customizable Automation is The Future of Business Agility
https://www.unite.ai/why-hyper-customizable-automation-is-the-future-of-business-agility/
AI is reshaping how organizations operate — and fast. According to IBM, 86% of executives believe AI agents will make process automation and workflow reinvention more effective by 2027.
No, your backup is not an archive
https://www.techmonitor.ai/comment-2/backup-archives-compliance
A misperception among companies and regulators that backups function like archives is leading to compliance headaches.
How AI in government is doomed to fail without a data management strategy
https://blogs.opentext.com/ai-in-government/
The lesson is clear: no matter how advanced AI technology is, it cannot compensate for disorganized, incomplete, or inaccessible data
IBM’s ‘Cost of a Data Breach Report’ Signals Need for Greater Security and Governance for AI
IBM is releasing its annual “Cost of a Data Breach Report,” revealing AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward (e-book)
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
