👨💻Noteworthy Bits -- 1/30/23
Enterprise Software Is Dead. Long Live Enterprise Software by Rex Woodbury
This is a great perspective on the evolution of enterprise software. According to Rex’s ChatGPT prompt, “with the ongoing digital transformation and the rise of technologies like cloud computing and artificial intelligence, enterprise software is poised for a resurgence this decade.” Thankfully, Rex does a much better job of explaining how and why.
Five Stars, Zero Clue: Fighting the ‘Scourge’ of Fake Online Reviews via NYTimes
Ever wondered whether those Yelp or Tripadvisor reviews are legit? It turns out writing fake reviews is big business and this article explores the underbelly of the online review world and how these companies try to fight back.
“[As] customers rely more and more on the ratings of people who say they have patronized a restaurant or a hotel, the need to update technology that separates authentic posts from false ones is only growing.”
Seven Questions to Ask About AI from Max Read
Like many of us, Max is still struggling with what to make of these new developments in AI, and so he is kicking off a project to better understand AI in his self proclaimed “high biased, idiosyncratic style that is somewhat, but only somewhat, annoying.” Although we find it amusing and hope you do too :)