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Digital transformation #mindcandy 31 July 2025
The topics are citizen development, a knowledge bridge, AI-ready data architecture, trust in AI, narrow start ups, AI agents, industry 5.0 and you are the upgrade.
Citizen developer movement breaking IT bottlenecks, solving problems
The democratisation of technical skills, thanks to tools like AI and low- and no- code platforms, are increasingly empowering non-tech users to innovate processes and drive productivity for their organisations.
Generative AI: A knowledge bridge for IoT
https://atos.net/en/blog/generative-ai-a-knowledge-bridge-for-iot
The Internet of Things (IoT) and generative AI (GenAI) are two fascinating areas that are rapidly emerging as key technologies solving complex problems based on data in different domains. Both are powerful tools in their own space, but they have an even larger potential when combined.
From chaos to confidence: building AI-ready data architectures that scale
Stop thinking of data as a technical burden and start treating it as a strategic asset
Developers’ trust in AI outputs is worsening year over year
75.3% said they don’t trust AI-generated answers, 61.7% had ethical or security concerns about AI-generated code, and 61.3% said they want to be able to fully understand their code
The Smartest Consumer Apps Now Cost $200 a Month
https://a16z.com/narrow-startups/
The rise of the Narrow Startup
AI Agents Are Here. This Is What They Can Do—and How They Can Go Wrong
Agents are a step up from earlier AI tools. Knowing how they work is rapidly becoming essential.
AI and Industry 5.0: How GenAI + Human Expertise Creates the Next Manufacturing Frontier
https://www.iotforall.com/ai-industry-manufacturing
Industry 5.0 represents a fundamental shift from automation-centric manufacturing to human-AI collaboration, where artificial intelligence amplifies human creativity, judgment, and expertise rather than replacing it
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
