The Weekend Reader: Getting a Grip on AI
This weekend: A whole host of articles addressing AI from various perspectives, plus getting process right, getting a handle on technical debt, and the right way to give feedback.
This is the Weekend Reader. Each Saturday, we’ll highlight some of the best content from this week (or insights I just discovered this week!). Consider it the enterprise IT leader’s weekend reading list!
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In Case You Missed It: This Week from The DX Report
The Evolution of AI in IT Ops: Exploring the Promise of AIOps
A private executive event happening this Thursday has me thinking about the real state of AI in ITOps and whether AIOps is the real deal. Or not.
The Power — and Foibles — of Process
My three-month-old daughter reminds me of both the power of a process — and why nothing is static. It's a lesson too many IT leaders have forgotten.
Your Weekend Reading List
Why AI Will Save The World
From Marc Andreessen: The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out. Fortunately, I am here to bring the good news: AI will not destroy the world, and in fact may save it.
AI Is Helping Companies Redefine, Not Just Improve, Performance
From MIT Sloan Management Review: Research on organizations’ use of artificial intelligence reveals how they can apply the technology to redefine strategic measurement and KPIs.
Breaking technical debt’s vicious cycle to modernize your business
From McKinsey: Develop data-driven insights to build a strategy for paying down the tech debt that stands in the way of business modernization.
Give More Feedback—Others Want It More Than You Think
From Behavioral Scientist: Why do people hesitate to give others constructive feedback, even though there are times when people clearly want feedback for themselves?
Three Lessons From Chatting About Strategy With ChatGPT
From MIT Sloan Management Review: When generative AI’s capacity for strategy creation is put to the test, it reveals where its strengths lie — and where humans still have the edge.
Schumer Lays Out Process to Tackle A.I., Without Endorsing Specific Plans
From The New York Times: The Senate majority leader hopes to give lawmakers a crash course in a technology many say they do not understand as a way to build bipartisan support for regulation.