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How to Fix ‘AI’s Original Sin’

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Last month, TheNew York Times claimed that tech giants OpenAI and Google have waded into a copyright gray area by transcribing the vast volume of YouTube videos and using that text as additional training data for their AI models despite terms of service that prohibit such efforts and copyright law that the Times argues places them in dispute. The Times also quoted Meta officials as saying that their models will not be able to keep up unless they follow OpenAI and Google’s lead.

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The Rise of Coding Assistants: Supercharging Developer Productivity

DevOps.com

The rapid advancements in large language model (LLM) coding assistants have sparked debates about the future of coding, with some even predicting doomsday for coders.

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Should We Really Be Worried Over Influence Campaigns?

Ooda Loop

In the runup to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, much attention has been placed on rampant influence campaigns emerging from U.S. adversaries like China, Iran, and Russia.

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Generative AI’s killer enterprise app just might be ERP

CIO

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is ripe for a major makeover thanks to generative AI, as some experts see the tandem as a perfect pairing that could lead to higher profits at enterprises that combine them. The use of gen AI with ERP systems is still in its early days, but the combination is expected to provide several benefits, including helping employees create specialized ERP functionality on their own through code wizards, says Liz Herbert, a Forrester analyst and lead author of the report

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Recurring Conflict Conversations: How to Unstick Stuck Situations

Let's Grow Leaders

To prevent recurring conflict conversations, focus on commitment Do you ever get frustrated by conflict conversations that just won’t end? You think you’ve reached an agreement, and a few weeks later you’re back to the same Groundhog Day discussion. Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes. And if nothing changes, it’s worse than if you never had a conversation.

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How to Set Date Time from Mac Command Line

David Walsh

Working on a web extension that ships to an app store and isn’t immediately modifiable, like a website, can be difficult. Since you cannot immediately deploy updates, you sometimes need to bake in hardcoded date-based logic. Testing future dates can be difficult if you don’t know how to quickly change the date on your local machine. To change the current date on your Mac, execute the following from command line: # Date Format: MMDDYYYY sudo date -I 06142024 This command does not modi

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Debugging Kubernetes: Troubleshooting Guide

Dzone - DevOps

As Kubernetes continues to revolutionize the way we manage and deploy applications, understanding its intricacies becomes essential for developers and operations teams alike. If you don't have a dedicated DevOps team you probably shouldn't be working with Kubernetes. Despite that, in some cases, a DevOps engineer might not be available while we're debugging an issue.

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European hospitals launch Microsoft-backed AI network to agree privacy guardrails

CIO

Artificial intelligence, it is widely assumed, will soon unleash the biggest transformation in health care provision since the medical sector started its journey to professionalization after the flu pandemic of 1918. The catch is that bringing this about will require new institutional channels for knowledge, engineering, and ethical collaboration that don’t yet exist.

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The Most Strategic Leaders Excel in 4 Disciplines

Harvard Business Review

Strategic fitness is a leader’s ability to learn from and adapt to their environment to set direction and create a competitive advantage. A study of 77 C-suite executives over four years found that strategically fit leaders excel in four disciplines : 1) Strategic fitness, or setting clear direction and calibrating when necessary; 2) Leadership fitness, or refining their style to meet the moment; 3) Organizational fitness, or investing in thinking about the future state of the business; and 4) C

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Metaverse And Augmented Reality Remain Unpopular With VCs

Crunchbase News

The metaverse is not getting funded. That was the unsurprising finding from our latest data dive regarding investment in startups innovating around the metaverse, virtual reality and augmented reality. The space, which was significantly buzzier a few years ago, has apparently lost its cachet with VCs. Dwindling investment comes on the heels of disappointing adoption for the gear and leading metaverse platforms.

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Survey Surfaces Extent of Web Application Security Crisis

DevOps.com

A survey of 349 U.S. and UK cybersecurity professionals finds that while 60% work for organizations that update web applications at least once a week nearly three-quarters (75%) test their web applications monthly or less often.

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CIOs take note: Platform engineering teams are the future core of IT orgs

CIO

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. Berke Menekli, VP of digital platform services, says it’s one of the best things he ever did. BSH’s previous infrastructure and operations teams, which supported the European appliance manufacturer’s application development groups, simply acted as suppliers of infrastructur

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Making the Time to Build Your Side Hustle

Harvard Business Review

Fifty percent of Gen Zs want to ditch the corporate world to become their own boss. However, this can be challenging when you lack the funds and flexibility to leave your day job. As a result, many ambitious young people begin by balancing full-time work with a side hustle — but managing both commitments can be challenging. You might feel drained after work or find it difficult to be consistent.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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RIP Legacy Cloud. Long Live Vertical AI

Crunchbase News

Over the years, Bessemer Venture Partners has put copious effort into branding itself around all things cloud. The firm has a Nasdaq -traded Cloud Index and a large portfolio of prominent cloud startups. So, when Bessemer calls its latest annual State of the Cloud report “a eulogy for the legacy cloud,” it warrants attention. In its latest report, published Thursday, the firm makes the case that startups are moving out of what it describes as legacy SaaS business models and embracing a new par

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Platform Engineering: The Evolution to DevOps-as-a-Service

DevOps.com

Platform engineering represents the evolution of DevOps into a more structured and service-oriented model, effectively embodying the principles of DevOps-as-a-service.

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Going ‘AI native’ with in-house ChatGPT the MITRE way

CIO

As a nonprofit R&D center for the US government, MITRE is no stranger to AI. Its researchers have long been working with IBM’s Watson AI technology, and so it would come as little surprise that — when OpenAI released ChatGPT based on GPT 3.5 in late November 2022 — MITRE would be among the first organizations looking to capitalize on the technology, launching MITREChatGPT a month later.

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How to Vet Information Before Making a Decision

Harvard Business Review

The daily decisions modern leaders face are increasingly complex. But executives have a tool to combat these challenges – information. At the click of a mouse or the press of a thumb, they can call up cutting edge research on virtually any topic. With so much information available, how do we know what to trust? What executives need is a simple taxonomy of misinformation so they know what to look out for.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Healing Bots Take Charge of Solving IT Problems to Enhance Employee Satisfaction

Ivanti

Imagine an Everywhere Work environment in which IT problems seem to magically resolve themselves before end users even realize there were issues. Printers miraculously start working again. Login issues vanish. Access to critical applications is seamless. Before anyone starts believing in digital fairy godmothers, let’s give credit where it’s due: To the rise of healing bots : intelligent hyperautomation tools that proactively identify and address employee IT woes to improve employee experience.

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SmartBear Adds More Generative AI Testing Tools to Platform

DevOps.com

SmartBear this week extended its efforts to bring generative artificial intelligence (AI) to its test automation portfolio to include test data and application programming interface (API) contracts.

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Ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilys Sutskever launches new AI startup

CIO

Ilys Sutskever, the influential former chief scientist of OpenAI, has unveiled his highly anticipated new venture —Safe Superintelligence Inc (SSI) — a company dedicated to developing safe and responsible AI systems. The announcement comes after months of speculation following Sutskever’s departure from OpenAI, where he reportedly clashed with leadership including CEO Sam Altman over safety concerns.

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Hybrid Work Has Changed Meetings Forever

Harvard Business Review

More than four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, what do we know about how meetings have (or haven’t) gotten back to “normal,” particularly amid calls back to the office? An analysis of 40 million virtual meetings from 11 organizations suggests that some habits, like using virtual meeting options even when in the office, are sticking. Further, data shows that meeting participation and camera usage correlates with retention.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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Article: Using Generative AI in Software Project Management to Bridge Domains and Accelerate Productivity

InfoQ Culture Methods

Gen AI Assistants play to the strengths of professionals with a breadth of experience, particularly software developers who can describe what they want the LLM to complete and critically evaluate the result. These tools enable us to swiftly cross divides of domain language and scale large repetitive tasks down to interesting ones on a human scale.

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How to Discover, Analyze and Respond to Threats Faster with Generative AI

Tenable

Generative AI (GenAI) is being hailed as the most transformative innovation since the rise of the internet in the 1990s. For security, GenAI can revolutionize the field if applied correctly, especially when it comes to threat detection and response. It enhances efficiency and productivity by swiftly processing and delivering critical information when it matters most.

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Flash Forward make the end of the HDD

CIO

Artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and high-performance computing have shifted the digital landscape in many ways, particularly in the area of data growth and storage. As we rely more on technology, the surge in the volume of data presents new challenges in existing infrastructures. According to Gartner, AI-related data will account for 63% of all data by 2030, posing a higher requirement on the ability of automatic data scheduling and governance.

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The High Cost of Misaligned Business and Analytics Goals

Harvard Business Review

How and where do companies’ investments in new and improved data and analytic capabilities contribute to tangible business benefits like profitability and growth? Should they invest in talent? Technology? Culture? According to new research, the degree of alignment between business goals and analytics capabilities is among the most important factors.

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The AI Superhero Approach to Product Management

Speaker: Conrado Morlan

In this engaging and witty talk, industry expert Conrado Morlan will explore how artificial intelligence can transform the daily tasks of product managers into streamlined, efficient processes. Using the lens of a superhero narrative, he’ll uncover how AI can be the ultimate sidekick, aiding in data management and reporting, enhancing productivity, and boosting innovation.

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Semiconductor Startup Funding Looks To Bounce Back After Lackluster 2023

Crunchbase News

Black Semiconductor was the latest chip startup to make headlines when it raised nearly $275 million — mainly from the German government — last week for its next-gen chip tech. It was just the latest sign of chip startups being able to raise big money as once again one of the most foundational technologies grab investors’ attention around the world, mainly thanks to AI.

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Can AI Replace DevOps Engineers ?

DevOps.com

Let's figure out what AI does well, where it falls short, and whether DevOps professionals should fear it and start re-skilling today.

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What’s behind OpenAI’s appointment of an ex-NSA director to its board

CIO

OpenAI has appointed a former director of the US National Security Agency (NSA) to its board to help oversee safety and security. The company’s appointment of retired US Army General Paul M. Nakasone is likely motivated by its need to turn a profit, a Gartner analyst said. Avivah Litan, distinguished VP analyst whose primary coverage areas include AI security and blockchain, had nothing but praise for his experience, but predicted his stay with the company will not last long.