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Digital transformation #mindcandy 6 August 2025
The topics are a free event about AI on 7 August, poets and playwrights, software development, AI inventing their own language, our AI future, intelligent infrastructure, ethical AI, AI strategy and you are the upgrade.
Event on / 7 August, 16:00 CET
Myself and Marco van Hunre are organising an ever, titled “The future of AI inflated” on August 7, 2025, 16:00 CET. Hosted on LinkedIn – RSVP via the listing on LinkedIn. Love to see you there.
How poets and playwrights could strengthen AI security
https://www.raconteur.net/technology/how-poets-and-playwrights-could-strengthen-ai-security
As attackers abuse natural-language systems through malicious prompt engineering, storytellers are well positioned to safeguard AI security.
AI Assistants, Low-Code, and the Future of Autonomous Agents: Navigating the New Normal in Software Development
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in the daily workflows of software developers, the emergence of AI coding assistants is accelerating the pace of innovation.
Godfather Of AI Warns Technology Could Invent Its Own Language: ‘It Gets Scary…’
Geoffrey Hinton, regarded by many as the ‘godfather of artificial intelligence’ (AI), has warned that the technology could get out of hand if chatbots manage to develop their language.
Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’
The head of Google’s DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of ‘incredible productivity’ and ‘radical abundance’.
AI for Social Value: The Human Equation in Intelligent Infrastructure
https://www.cdotrends.com/story/4655/ai-social-value-human-equation-intelligent-infrastructure
The transformative potential and use of AI is particularly evident in the context of cities and infrastructure, where the stakes are measured not just in efficiency or profit, but in the well-being of entire communities and the resilience of the built environment.
Why Your Enterprise Should Be Thinking About Ethical AI
With the onslaught of development in the AI space, enterprises are grappling with how to consider the ethics of the technology as they deploy it. And not prioritizing ethical standards can lead to more than just bad PR.
Your AI Strategy Needs More Than a Single Leader
https://hbr.org/2025/08/your-ai-strategy-needs-more-than-a-single-leader
Successful AI adoption comes from a distributed leadership model where responsibilities are shared across executives and departments.
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.
