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Digital transformation #mindcandy 5 August 2025
The topics are an event about AI on 7 August, software development, lethal autonomous weapons, competitive advantage, data management, insecure coding, the EU AI act, living intelligence, product information management, 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.
Leading your engineers towards an AI-assisted future
https://blog.thepete.net/blog/2025/06/26/leading-your-engineers-towards-an-ai-assisted-future/
Here’s how you’ll stay ahead: lead with experimentation, communicate clear direction using metrics, and provide organizational support along the way.
Governing Lethal Autonomous Weapons: The Future of Warfare and Military AI
It is evident that key terms like “human control,” “intervention,” and “lethality” remain vague, creating substantial uncertainty around the concept of LAWS
Why AI Will Not Provide Sustainable Competitive Advantage
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-ai-will-not-provide-sustainable-competitive-advantage/
AI will transform economies and lift markets as a whole, but lasting differentiation will be built on human creativity and passion.
The CIO’s playbook for AI data management success
https://www.business-reporter.co.uk/ai–automation/the-cios-playbook-for-ai-data-management-success
CIOs must move beyond technology facilitation and take the lead in AI governance, cyber-security, skills development, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and technical debt management.
Double Whammy: When Insecure Code Meets Burned-Out Cybersecurity Teams
A recent survey of 250 IT leaders across industries by application security firm Cypress Data Defense found that 62% of organizations are knowingly releasing insecure code to meet delivery deadlines.
With GenAI enforcement looming, what does the EU AI Act get right – and wrong?
Enacted into law in 2024, the act sets out to regulate transparency and accountability for AI systems and their developers and sets out levels of risk for AI uses based on societal, ethical and legal considerations.
Living Intelligence: AI, Sensors, and Biotech Creating the Future of Cognitive Systems
We are entering a time where machines are no longer limited to fixed commands. They are beginning to sense, learn, and respond like living beings. This change is due to the growing connection between Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart sensors, and biotechnology.
Trust Begins with Data: How AI is Redefining Product Information Management
AI isn’t replacing human judgment. It’s amplifying it. The most effective organizations aren’t trying to automate everything. They’re deploying AI where it adds value, like data categorization, onboarding, and enrichment.
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.
