The end of “done”

The end of “done”

Nobody enjoys software testing. It is boring, repetitive and only there to annoy people: developers get to fix things they considered done; users have to wait another few weeks for a release. However, everybody sees it as important, so agile software development and...
With Generative AI, we risk stealing from our own future

With Generative AI, we risk stealing from our own future

Using Generative AI is very convenient. Need a nice presentation on last year’s sales? Give it the raw data and a bit of direction, and a few minutes later, you have that PowerPoint that took you a day to prepare in the past. Need a simple app that supports your...
The lost generation

The lost generation

Those of us who still remember their college days or their first job experiences might occasionally think back in horror at how many stupid mistakes they made that were called out by teachers or superiors and probably landed them bad grades or got them into deep...
The AI Feedback Lottery

The AI Feedback Lottery

Imagine you have spent weeks on a business plan. You show it to an AI assistant, and it comes back glowing: “This is a compelling, well-structured concept – you are ready to move forward.” Energized, you close the chat window and get to work. A few...
A confident confabulator

A confident confabulator

Ask an Artificial Intelligence model about the French Revolution, and you get a competent summary. Ask about a minor 18th-century poet, and you’ll still get a competent-sounding summary – except this one might be partly invented, with fabricated quotes and...