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Digital transformation #mindcandy 15 August 2025
The topics are an document management, software development, data mesh, change management, data warehouse performance, surviving super intelligent AI, device cloning, water as the basis for AI, unreliable data, and you are the upgrade.
Is document management the real hero of the AI boom?
https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Data-Matters/Is-document-management-the-real-hero-of-the-AI-boom
It’s becoming increasingly clear that to really get anywhere with AI, success doesn’t start with model selection, but with the right way of working with your dataset
AI: Reshaping software development in manufacturing
https://atos.net/en/blog/ai-reshaping-software-development-in-manufacturing
In the fast-paced world of discrete manufacturing, where precision and timing are crucial, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into software development could transform operations.
Data Mesh Diaries: Realities from Early Adopters
https://towardsdatascience.com/data-mesh-diaries-realities-from-early-adopters/
Data Mesh has been weaving its way into the spotlight over the past few years, as organizations try to find alternatives to centralized data architectures.
Reconfiguring work: Change management in the age of gen AI
Piloting gen AI is easy, but creating value is hard. That requires empowering employees to cocreate gen AI products against a North Star that redefines ways of working.
Why data warehouse performance is critical for digital transformation
https://blogs.opentext.com/why-data-warehouse-performance-is-critical-for-digital-transformation/
At the core of digital transformation is the ability to act on data—refining strategies, improving processes, and identifying new ways to grow.
The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/13/tech/ai-geoffrey-hinton
In the future, Hinton warned, AI systems might be able to control humans just as easily as an adult can bribe 3-year-old with candy. This year has already seen examples of AI systems willing to deceive, cheat and steal to achieve their goals.
Defending against IoT device cloning attacks
IoT device cloning involves an attacker physically capturing legitimate devices, extracting sensitive information — such as cryptographic keys or device identifiers — and creating duplicate devices with the same credentials.
Water, not silicon, has to be the basis of true AI
https://iai.tv/articles/water-not-silicon-has-to-be-the-basis-of-true-ai-auid-3200
Could AI ever replace humans? Not so long as the physical basis of AI is solid-state silicon chips. Only liquid-based computation, preferably with water as the solvent, could enable AI to achieve human-like intelligence.
All interactions between the different levels of organization harness such stochasticity, whether at the molecular level, cell, tissue, organ and system levels, and—importantly—at the social level. This is the main reason why organisms cannot be represented by purely deterministic algorithms.
Warning Signs Your Organization Has Unreliable Data
https://www.rtinsights.com/warning-signs-your-organization-has-unreliable-data/
Data collection, data sources, definition, questionable results and delays.
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.
