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Digital transformation mindcandy 10 January 2024
Today’s topics are living intelligence, maintenance, AI misinformation, spaghetti code, data science, AI development roadblocks, and growth transformers.
Why “Living Intelligence” Is the Next Big Thing
https://hbr.org/2025/01/why-living-intelligence-is-the-next-big-thing
Living intelligence are systems that can sense, learn, adapt, and evolve, made possible through artificial intelligence, advanced sensors and biotechnology. Artificial Intelligence meets Organoid Intelligence.
Building A Smarter Future: The Critical Role Of Data In The Maintenance Evolution
While data is abundant, the true power of information lies not just in collection but in the ability to transform insights into action.
AI misinformation: Here’s how to reduce your company’s exposure and risk
https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/ai-misinformation
While artificial intelligence (AI) can improve such data-driven decision-making, it can also hinder it. AI-generated content can be rife with errors, from fake news headlines and terrible legal advice to pizza recipes featuring Elmer’s glue as a key ingredient.
Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases
https://www.seangoedecke.com/large-established-codebases/
Why would you ever decide to work in the legacy mess? Spending time knee-deep in spaghetti code might be hard, but it isn’t good engineering. When faced with a large established codebase, our job should be to shrink it by splitting out small elegant services instead of wading in and making the mess larger.
Five Trends in AI and Data Science for 2025
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/five-trends-in-ai-and-data-science-for-2025/
From agentic AI to unstructured data, these 2025 AI trends deserve close attention from leaders
Engineers hit AI development roadblocks: IBM
https://www.ciodive.com/news/AI-engineers-development-challenges-enterprise-IBM/736848/
Enterprise workers tasked with developing AI applications are struggling to leverage the host of tools needed, according to the company’s survey.
Breaking the mold: Five behaviors of leading growth transformers
Leading growth transformers see digital strategy as a foundational enabler of business performance. They build automation for a frictionless customer experience and integrate generative AI from the outset.
