The superbowl ads:
The superbowl ads:
It is wild how vehemently people support the continuation and furthering of the system which only seeks to exploit them.
I feel like there are many people against AI anything, but also forced to accept that adopting it is out of their control, mandated by executives and boards.
Just checking in -
How are we feeling about AI initiatives?
(And maybe more importantly, how are we feeling in general?)
Caribou Coffee hat on my calls today.
IYKYK - β€οΈ MN
Mood
Executives are more replaceable by AI, but they aren't ready for that conversation.
Imagine a Tableau rep speaking at a Microsoft conference and saying, "if it wasnt for us, you'd all be using Excel!"
Getting all of your information from LLM chats or AI summaries is like Temu knowledge.
Image of a girl sitting alone with a blank stare, via a Microsoft teams meeting.
When you're the first person on the call and don't have time to start anything, so you are forced to confront your finite existence in the universe for 2 minutes:
I had an abdominal surgery 3 days ago, and I am finally starting to feel more like myself today mentally. Looking forward to continued recovery.
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon and heal up quickly!
This but they also want to know you have an "AI strategy"
Possibly the most San Francisco headline I've ever read.
!!! Thank you βΊοΈ
Excited to announce that I am starting a new role as Director of Solutions Engineering at Coginiti. π
www.coginiti.co
When leaders and managers set a precedent of working through being sick, it sets the precedent of guilt. For myself, in the past, it makes me feel like I have to explain myself. Which you're right, I shouldn't have to.
I have taken off work occasionally for what I call a "bad endometriosis day", and they would just act...annoyed? Like calling out for a tension headache.
NO. IT IS NOT LIKE A HEADACHE.
Soon
I still have nightmares of auth of other tools plus Microsoft on-prem gateway.
Yes, but incorrect.
What is 76:110 the appropriate ratio of?
(I asked a few different LLMs, and they didn't know, so that won't help you) π€
Are your dashboards green while business results lag? KPIs can silently lose their meaning, a problem aptly called "semantic drift."
towardsdatascience.com/metric-decep...
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence π₯
How Neuroinclusion Builds Organizational Capabilities
Changing processes to be more inclusive of neurodiversity can improve hiring, innovation, and culture.
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-...
New Linus Torvalds insult meme dropped.
I wonder how many social posts from people attempting to grow their accounts started with an AI prompt something like "what is some good ragebait about [topic] that also won't get me canceled".
Not every cool little idea will add value, and that is okay. Not everything needs to be made or monetized.
Snowflake acquired Select Star.
As startups are getting eaten by the big companies that they often parter with (many such cases), they might as well try to get acquired by them instead.
Obvious things are obvious. Corporate seduction as a strategy.