Joe McKendrick
@joemckendrick.bsky.social
Pondering innovation and disruption in tech and in life — with optimism and skepticism. Forbes, ZDNet, Harvard Business Review, Database Trends. Temple U., Army brat
Software is a great career with a future, right? The OpenAI folks may be trying to quash that dream. But experts say "hold on...." AI doesn't grasp context or business nuance. It takes people can ensure software is doing the right thing. zdnet.com/article/will... @ZDNET From zdnet.com
Will AI replace software engineers? It depends on who you ask
Should software professionals be worried about their career prospects with the rise of AI agents? Industry observers' reactions to the potential impact of OpenAI's latest innovation range from guarded...
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Okay, I think "vibe" and "vibing," totally meaningless terms, have reached their point of annoying saturation. Let's put them back where they belong -- in music and interpersonal spats.
We in the US love Canada. Love the country and its people. Only one person in the States seems to have an issue with our friendship and mutual respect -- one and one only...
Scott Galloway@profgalloway.com · last yr.Great to talk with Canadian Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social on the podcast. link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...
AI won’t design itself, won’t deploy itself, and won’t maintain itself. It won’t decide what kind of business or markets to pursue. It’s going to take more people to do these things than people being replaced by it.
As #AIagents multiply, IT becomes the new #HR department "Getting to an agentic AI-powered enterprise has its challenges, however -- especially when it comes to data, trustworthiness, and talent." ~ @joemckendrick.bsky.social www.zdnet.com/articl... #GenerativeAI
As AI agents multiply, IT becomes the new HR department
Fast becoming the emerging power behind enterprise microservices, AI agents will need to be acquired, onboarded, and guided - just like their human counterparts. Here's how that works.
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Every Company A Technology Company? Some Lessons They Need To Absorb | @joemckendrick.bsky.social 1/3
Crawl, then walk, before you run with #AIagents, experts recommend | @joemckendrick.bsky.social www.zdnet.com/articl... #ArtificialIntelligence
Crawl, then walk, before you run with AI agents, experts recommend
Agentic AI offers compelling productivity benefits, but designers and developers must think small.
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"Diversity of thought fuels innovation," says Syracuse U Professor Shelly Palmer. GenAI may spur "a homogenization of thought where every report, analysis, corporate strategy is shaped by the same AI logic — a super-amplified groupthink." shellypalmer.com/2025/02/will...
Will GPT-5 Make Us Think Alike?
Sam Altman recently posted on X that OpenAI is working toward a “magic unified intelligence”—a single reasoning engine rather than multiple AI models. No more choosing between GPT-4, GPT-4o, o3-mini, ...
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PsiQuantum says it will have a commercial quantum computer available as soon as 2027. But whether businesses are ready to take advantage of that accelerated timeline is another story, according to the Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/articles/qua...
One of my personal favorite pieces that I've written in Forbes. Will artificial intelligence kneecap human creativity? The jury is still out on that question, but there are encouraging signs that AI will help boost the creative mind. www.forbes.com/sites/joemck...
Generative AI As A Killer Of Creative Jobs? Hold That Thought
Is AI, particularly generative AI, on a path to usurp the jobs of creatives, as well as the very essence of creativity? Could AI produce new things at the touch of a button?
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Why some companies are backing away from the public #cloud "Close to 7 in 10 companies (69%) have moved at least some apps off the cloud and back to on-premise systems or private clouds, the survey of 1,420 IT executives from Rackspace finds." ~ @joemckendrick.bsky.social www.zdnet.com/articl...
Why some companies are backing away from the public cloud
Many business leaders are taking a clear-eyed view of the cloud's benefits and drawbacks. Technical debt may be at the root of many repatriation decisions.
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If Ben Franklin were alive today, he would have been dabbling in artificial intelligence big time. via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/joemck...
In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Polymaths Are Back In Vogue
If Ben Franklin were alive today, he would have been dabbling in artificial intelligence big time.
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These tech skills drove the biggest salary increases over the past year "Professionals and managers working directly with #artificialintelligence solutions are seeing their compensation shoot upward...also experience greater job satisfaction." ~ @joemckendrick.bsky.social www.zdnet.com/home-a...
These tech skills drove the biggest salary increases over the past year
A new tech salaries report suggests that working with AI boosts both pay and satisfaction - but it also cautions that excessive job hopping can work against you.
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There is a "Goldilocks Zone" for job hopping -- not too frequently, not too static, but a more rewarding middle ground. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...
These tech skills drove the biggest salary increases over the past year
A new tech salaries report suggests that working with AI boosts both pay and satisfaction - but it also cautions that excessive job hopping can work against you.
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My latest in Forbes: Diversity is a strength, especially when it comes to artificial intelligence design. That’s why people from diverse professional backgrounds, from law to creative arts need to be involved in AI design and development. www.forbes.com/sites/joemck...
Why Everyone — From Technologists To Creatives —Needs To Guide AI Design
A call for designing AI differently, as it is extremely difficult to manage when it goes awry.
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CES: "AI is not a loud feature on display; it’s the subtle thread running through every product/service. Cos. that thrive will work hard to design systems that learn, adapt, evolve faster than their competition." @shellypalmer shellypalmer.com/2025/01/ces-...
CES 2025: AI, Everywhere, All At Once
A small section of the CES show floor is explicitly labeled "AI exhibitors," which might lead a casual observer to think AI isn't a big part of CES 2025. In truth, AI isn’t confined to any specific co...
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Personal message: My daughter seeks opportunities in video/TV dev and production. She has worked on several primetime shows (Baking Show, Chopped, Alaska PD). NYC area or remote. If anyone knows someone, that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! www.linkedin.com/in/alyssamck...
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The Coming Year: #GenAI Enters The Roll-Up-Our-Sleeves-And-Get-To-Work Phase | @joemckendrick.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites... #GenerativeAI
The Coming Year: GenAI Enters The Roll-Up-Our-Sleeves-And-Get-To-Work Phase
The novelty with generative AI has worn off — it’s time for the hard and purposeful work to begin.
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Amazed by Real-time Applications? Thank the Computer Gaming Industry www.rtinsights.com/amazed-by-re...
Amazed by Real-time Applications? Thank Gaming
Modern gaming systems, which employ real-time graphics, ray tracing, and more, are driving new innovations in real-time processing.
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Keep an eye open for 2038, when 16-bit UNIX systems may have a similar binary date challenge
The rise of AI threatens many types of jobs... ...but is delivering huge opportunities for one occupation: electricians www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/t...
A.I., the Electricians and the Boom Towns of Central Washington
The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply.
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Productivity rose 2% in Q3 compared to year earlier, according to USDOL -- fifth quarter in a row with a 2%+ increase. "Cos. learned new ways of doing things, adopted new technologies, upheaval in labor market moved workers into more productive jobs." www.wsj.com/economy/jobs... @WSJ
The American Worker Is Becoming More Productive
U.S. workers are getting more done. That’s great for the economy—though not always great for workers.
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imagine if people went to retailers and just took stuff and called it "generative shopping" and then, when the retailers said that's illegal, people said "regular shopping is too expensive so we have disrupted it" and then the retailers were like "OH! Carry on, innovators!"
The new train will connect Beijing and Shanghai in just 3 hours and 20 minutes. Here are some US city pairs that are a similar distance apart: - NYC-CHI - CHI-ATL - DC-ATL - ATL-NYC - ATL-MIA - CLT-BOS - ORL-DC www.scmp.com/news/china/a...
China unveils the future of high-speed rail with a next-gen prototype
The CR450 is expected to become the fastest commercial vehicle of its kind and has been several years in the making.
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Time flies. It’s been 25 years since the clocks rolled over to Y2K. There was a time when systems only used 2-digit year fields (“98” “99” etc). Wasn’t as simple a fix as one might think.… 1/2)
In the past; reading in bed, cycling, radio listening, & chess—considered virtues today—were deemed by some as degenerate sins of modernity. Did we have opposite resolutions? 2024: cycle, read, play chess MORE 1884: cycle, read, play chess LESS newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/new-years-...
New Years Resolutions of Old: Once Vices Now Virtues
In centuries past, things considered virtuous today; reading, cycling, listening to radio or playing chess were deemed by some as unhealthy vices or a waste of time at best.
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"Once relegated to factories & warehouses, next-gen robots are popping up in public spaces—from retail stores to museums—cleaning, cooking & even conversing with humans." But these robots "won’t excel at every interaction without some stumbles." www.wsj.com/articles/ai-... @WSJ
AI Robots Are Entering the Public World—With Mixed Results
They’re terrible cocktail party guests but operators say the potential of what robots can do is growing.
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