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A recurring theme Try to play down this ‘revolution’ business and people will mock you. It has happened to me. However, one should wonder what, in our daily lives, is bound to change so radically in the coming years. Fear Is Irrational Firstly, fear is everywhere, but is it justified? Should we consider AI is a ‘revolution’ merely because we fear we might lose our jobs. What are the facts that substantiate that feeling? Secondly, uncertainty, or rather a feeling of uncertainty is ubiquitous. One hears of a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world as if it were new.
Yet, the concept was coined in 1987. I also Australia Email List wonder what the people of the late 18th century or the first industrial revolution might have thought of that. These feelings are shared by many, as this recent anecdote shows. Some time ago I hosted a webinar on the subject of AI-assisted development. It’s a fairly technical subject and certainly not revolutionary. It reminds me of my Unisys days 40 years ago and the Xerox CASE systems. Right after that event, I received a number of phone calls and messages from people who were experts in certain areas of IT, but who were panicking when thinking of this Sci-Fi-like, “dehumanised” view of our future.
Beyond these irrational fears, is what we are experiencing today really a “revolution”? In the sense that everything is changing radically. No one understands innovation (Berkun) I don’t think anyone in 2021 understands anything about innovation, an observation that was already made by Scott Berkun over 10 years ago, and which, in my opinion, remains entirely valid. So much the better, as it gives us work to do for many years to come, this is reassuring. After all, not everything is bound to disappear. Over the last few months, as I’ve been delving into the subject of AI and generative AI, I came across a programme on France Culture (Science Chrono, 21 October 2023 in French) in which Antoine Beauchamp described the first attempts to generate text using artificial intelligence.
Yet, the concept was coined in 1987. I also Australia Email List wonder what the people of the late 18th century or the first industrial revolution might have thought of that. These feelings are shared by many, as this recent anecdote shows. Some time ago I hosted a webinar on the subject of AI-assisted development. It’s a fairly technical subject and certainly not revolutionary. It reminds me of my Unisys days 40 years ago and the Xerox CASE systems. Right after that event, I received a number of phone calls and messages from people who were experts in certain areas of IT, but who were panicking when thinking of this Sci-Fi-like, “dehumanised” view of our future.
Beyond these irrational fears, is what we are experiencing today really a “revolution”? In the sense that everything is changing radically. No one understands innovation (Berkun) I don’t think anyone in 2021 understands anything about innovation, an observation that was already made by Scott Berkun over 10 years ago, and which, in my opinion, remains entirely valid. So much the better, as it gives us work to do for many years to come, this is reassuring. After all, not everything is bound to disappear. Over the last few months, as I’ve been delving into the subject of AI and generative AI, I came across a programme on France Culture (Science Chrono, 21 October 2023 in French) in which Antoine Beauchamp described the first attempts to generate text using artificial intelligence.