Thanks, that happened on my mobile, in browser cause I don't use the App. Will still try it on my workstation. This model is great, I'm doing similar stuff but from an assessment perspective, ie to review the maturity of an AI tool vs. a set of empirical standards, along the line of ISO, so a client can rate a tool objectively.
Christopher, I enjoy your articles as they are both factual and thoughtful. I retired a year ago and my last role was in data analytics, certainly a tech oriented field. For the prior ten years we talked about up skilling for data along with additional tech roles and always the opportunity to eliminate work and possibly people. You used the same words only now swap out AI instead of data analytics. The sad reality is that many companies will make appropriate noises about these issues but unless the executives both believe in the technology and back serious initiatives with time and money, nothing meaningful happens. Lots of handwringing but no real improvement.
AI costs serious money for the tool set, for developing in-house expertise, and for rolling it out in a meaningful way. Most companies won’t do those things.
AI in many ways is the latest generation of technology that will get lots of press and attention by big companies with thoughtful leaders and will be deployed in a thousand bad ways for the bulk of other companies.
I’m glad to see your help available and to know some companies are doing it well. Anything you can do to wake up the others and give them a reality check would be great. Glad my career is done and I can let others enjoy this battle. Good luck to all in the AI trenches.
Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I’m glad you’re enjoying the articles, even amidst retirement. I always appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
To your point, the AI thing isn’t a totally new thing but a new application of tech. While it presents some unique challenges, there’s a lot of familiar rhythms.
Your point about cost is spot on. This stuff isn’t free. I was on a panel this week and we were talking about how companies are now all shifting to building everything in house again, thinking AI will make it easy and cheap. It’s often proving to be a big mistakes, which isn’t all that surprising.
Thanks again for the kind words. Keep em coming and hopefully we can collectively mitigate some of the chaos we’re swimming in.
Hey Christopher 👋 this note was written reluctantly because I'm a borderline AI sceptic, but I noted you saying on your profile that you're a follower of Christ. That's why I'm reaching out.
Don't read me wrong, I'm not here to argue with you. I've just got cincerns, maybe you can hear me out but it is sensitive. See I'm a former addict and that's why I joined substack initially. Then I learned about the mental health issues that GenX is having due to excessive screen time. Then I learned about how thousands are becoming addicted to chat bots.
So as a counsellor in training I've obviously become quite concerned, incrementally. Ok, perhaps enough background, you can check my posts as needed. I'm reaching out sincerely as a brother to engage and open heartedly try understand your enthusiasm for this. Cause honestly I'm battling to reconcile this, how a Christian can work with this, given the gravity of ethics, moral principles, etc.
Are you perhaps willing to chat offline with a fellow believer? Don't worry, I'm a professional too, been in ICT many decades. I'm using a pseudonym for personal reasons, the addiction context . Maybe you can just address some of my key concerns, give me a different insight? I'm really battling with this.
Yes, I've already read most of the books, pro and against, doomers, gloomers, bloomers, etc. etc. I just need to chat at a spiritual and philosophy level with someone like you, that's been at the coalface, so to speak. Who knows, maybe something positive comes from that.
Thank you for this summary, Christopher. As I kept reading, I had this nagging analogy throughout - we're on the verge of turning Mike Judge's Idiocracy into reality. Where he intended to create social commentary and make us look at ourselves in a humorous way, I am beginning to wonder if he was signaling about today. He's explored the "what if we let the wrong people make tech decisions" and all I could here in my mind was "Welcome to Carl's Junior".
**the AI effectiveness link is broken
That’s weird. It’s working for me. Here’s the link: https://christopherlind.co/aer-report
Thanks, that happened on my mobile, in browser cause I don't use the App. Will still try it on my workstation. This model is great, I'm doing similar stuff but from an assessment perspective, ie to review the maturity of an AI tool vs. a set of empirical standards, along the line of ISO, so a client can rate a tool objectively.
Christopher, I enjoy your articles as they are both factual and thoughtful. I retired a year ago and my last role was in data analytics, certainly a tech oriented field. For the prior ten years we talked about up skilling for data along with additional tech roles and always the opportunity to eliminate work and possibly people. You used the same words only now swap out AI instead of data analytics. The sad reality is that many companies will make appropriate noises about these issues but unless the executives both believe in the technology and back serious initiatives with time and money, nothing meaningful happens. Lots of handwringing but no real improvement.
AI costs serious money for the tool set, for developing in-house expertise, and for rolling it out in a meaningful way. Most companies won’t do those things.
AI in many ways is the latest generation of technology that will get lots of press and attention by big companies with thoughtful leaders and will be deployed in a thousand bad ways for the bulk of other companies.
I’m glad to see your help available and to know some companies are doing it well. Anything you can do to wake up the others and give them a reality check would be great. Glad my career is done and I can let others enjoy this battle. Good luck to all in the AI trenches.
Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I’m glad you’re enjoying the articles, even amidst retirement. I always appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
To your point, the AI thing isn’t a totally new thing but a new application of tech. While it presents some unique challenges, there’s a lot of familiar rhythms.
Your point about cost is spot on. This stuff isn’t free. I was on a panel this week and we were talking about how companies are now all shifting to building everything in house again, thinking AI will make it easy and cheap. It’s often proving to be a big mistakes, which isn’t all that surprising.
Thanks again for the kind words. Keep em coming and hopefully we can collectively mitigate some of the chaos we’re swimming in.
Hey Christopher 👋 this note was written reluctantly because I'm a borderline AI sceptic, but I noted you saying on your profile that you're a follower of Christ. That's why I'm reaching out.
Don't read me wrong, I'm not here to argue with you. I've just got cincerns, maybe you can hear me out but it is sensitive. See I'm a former addict and that's why I joined substack initially. Then I learned about the mental health issues that GenX is having due to excessive screen time. Then I learned about how thousands are becoming addicted to chat bots.
So as a counsellor in training I've obviously become quite concerned, incrementally. Ok, perhaps enough background, you can check my posts as needed. I'm reaching out sincerely as a brother to engage and open heartedly try understand your enthusiasm for this. Cause honestly I'm battling to reconcile this, how a Christian can work with this, given the gravity of ethics, moral principles, etc.
Are you perhaps willing to chat offline with a fellow believer? Don't worry, I'm a professional too, been in ICT many decades. I'm using a pseudonym for personal reasons, the addiction context . Maybe you can just address some of my key concerns, give me a different insight? I'm really battling with this.
Yes, I've already read most of the books, pro and against, doomers, gloomers, bloomers, etc. etc. I just need to chat at a spiritual and philosophy level with someone like you, that's been at the coalface, so to speak. Who knows, maybe something positive comes from that.
Ok, let me know, thanks.
Greetings 👋
Hey there! Thanks for the very thoughtful message, and I completely understand the heart of where it’s coming from.
I also appreciate you sharing so openly about your journey and can understand where your questions are coming from.
I’ll DM you and we can find a time to connect.
Hi Christopher,
I have responded to your note on DM.
Looking forward to our 1:1 then 👋👋
Sounds good. It’s been a bit crazy, but I”ll get back to you in the next few days here. Looking forward to making something work.
NP, just DM me cause big brother is watching us, haha 👋
Very insightful, thanks Chris
Thank you for this summary, Christopher. As I kept reading, I had this nagging analogy throughout - we're on the verge of turning Mike Judge's Idiocracy into reality. Where he intended to create social commentary and make us look at ourselves in a humorous way, I am beginning to wonder if he was signaling about today. He's explored the "what if we let the wrong people make tech decisions" and all I could here in my mind was "Welcome to Carl's Junior".