New survey reveals key differentiator for successful AI adoption: IT modernization - “With 71% of organizations actively deploying artificial intelligence (AI) at scale, the companies experiencing the most dramatic success share a common characteristic: They’ve made the most significant investments in IT modernization and are undertaking multiple AI projects simultaneously.”
What happens when one storytelling style dominates the world? - ‘I realised this, at first, when I was reading Strange Tales of the Chinese Studio, a novel written at the end of the Ming dynasty. I was amused that each story ended in a way that would make most Western readers (and probably modern Chinese ones) frustrated. It doesn’t always end with justice for the protagonist. It seems to say to us: Well, life is like this, what can we do?… What most Westerners would call a “bad ending."'
A guide to platform engineering - For those who want to “be like Google."
How to Tell if Something is AI-Written - Sure, those are good heuristics. But, I mean, if it’s good and useful, who cares? // Companion piece: how to tell if something is badly written. It is bad.
Helen Garner’s ‘How to End a Story’ - Noticing.
The Creator Economy Is a Race to the Bottom for Human Dignity - “Edelman Trust Data reveals (especially for Gen Z) that people are more likely to trust what a creator says about a brand than what the brand’s own CEO says about the brand. Compounded by parasocial relationships and a dash of isolation, people believe what tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee tells you about the new iPhone more than the company which made it. This is not a new realization…. But, it turns out that 61% of people actively hold grievances against governments, businesses and the rich."
GEO best practices for in-house PR teams | Muck Rack Blog - SEO and PR for AI. Figure out what questions your customers (and influencers) have and publish answers on the web. Also, influence others (press, etc.) to write-up things the way you want it. This is all so that the AIs will find that content and get trained on it.
Resist AI! - Meanwhile, if you’re opposed to AI, some tips and tactics.
The Top AI Tool for Devs Isn’t GitHub Copilot, New Report Finds - “LeadDev’s respondents, too, mostly believe that AI has made them more productive, with only 5% saying there was no change and 10% saying it was making them less productive. But 26% also said that they weren’t sure or didn’t know, which, as Carey noted, points to the fact that many organizations also don’t have a way for tracking developer productivity."
Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test. - This is a good way to review AIs.