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Digital transformation mindcandy 3 April 2025
Today’s topics are lying AI, software development trends, LCNC, the AI Wild West, AI spending, software engineering, infrastructure automation excellence and dependency on US tech.
The AI Wild West
AI models will lie to you to achieve their goals — and it doesn’t take much
Researchers discover that the most advanced AI models may lie to their users when under pressure.
Learn More About Emerging Software Development Trends
https://programminginsider.com/learn-more-about-emerging-software-development-trends/
Organizations around the globe that are still in the chase of digital transformation are being pushed to the edge by software trends and new technologies being introduced structurally by digital solutions.
Low code and no code tools are safe from AI threat
https://www.techradar.com/pro/low-code-and-no-code-tools-are-safe-from-ai-threat
95% companies have used low- and no-code tools in the past year for software development
The AI Wild West: Who’s Really in Charge of Enterprise AI?
https://www.rtinsights.com/the-ai-wild-west-whos-really-in-charge-of-enterprise-ai/
In today’s AI Wild West decision making, the winners won’t be the fastest guns but the best conductors.
Gartner forecasts gen AI spending to hit $644B in 2025: What it means for enterprise IT leaders
According to Gartner’s analysis, hardware will claim a staggering 80% of all gen AI spending in 2025
The Death of the Software Engineer by a Thousand Prompts
https://verdikapuku.com/posts/the-death-of-the-software-engineer-by-a-thousand-prompts/
The upside is that software engineers of today will transition to roles that are higher-level with more visibility, seniority, and scope.
Report shows overinflated opinion of infrastructure automation excellence
While 45% of organizations believe they have achieved a high level of infrastructure automation, only 14% exhibit the behavior and technology patterns of infrastructure automation excellence.
Could your business function without US tech?
https://www.raconteur.net/technology/eu-us-digital-sovereignty
With open hostility coming from the highest levels of US government and the persistent threat of extraterritorial snooping laws, European businesses are facing a growing need for digital sovereignty. But can firms really decouple from the US tech they rely on so much?
