Artificial Intelligence
One article, written in 2021. It starts from a face-detection pilot that worked well only for white people, then goes through other failures: a credit card that gave a woman a much lower limit than her husband, and COVID diagnosis models that learned the wrong things. The point is that an algorithm is only as good as its data and the people training it.
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![We all wanted to be Netflix, who do we want to be next?]()
We all wanted to be Netflix, who do we want to be next?
I recently realised that there’s an aspect of GenAI tooling that’s not spoken about much, and I think that’s important to where we are going…
![You can fork a package, but can you own it?]()
You can fork a package, but can you own it?
Fork your dependencies, trim them to only your use case, never update unless it breaks for your users. I’ve been vocal about this for 1…
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Don't overestimate domain expertise
I was toying with LLM-based domain research. It reminded me of the common mistake we make when we try to practice DDD: overreliance on what…
![Vibing, Harness and OODA loop]()
Vibing, Harness and OODA loop
Hey, have a look at what I made during the weekend. I had some time, grabbed a beer, turned on the computer and tried to code this feature…
![Interactive Rubber Ducking with GenAI]()
Interactive Rubber Ducking with GenAI
You may already know that I’m a GenAI sceptic. And a general sceptic. Do you know that scepticism comes from the Greek σκέπτομαι (skeptomai…
![The End of Coding? Wrong Question]()
The End of Coding? Wrong Question
Be careful what you wish for, because your wish may come true. What LLMs revealed is how many people in our industry don’t like to code. It…
![Requiem for a 10x Engineer Dream]()
Requiem for a 10x Engineer Dream
Welcome to the new week! People claim they get 10x productivity boosts with AI coding tools. After my recent experiments with Claude Code, I…
![ChatGPT, revolution or not?]()
ChatGPT, revolution or not?
I started my career when StackOverflow didn’t exist. That’s how I quite often introduce myself. I’m that old. That’s, of course, nothing…
![Computer says no! Why we might have an issue with Artificial Intelligence soon]()
Computer says no! Why we might have an issue with Artificial Intelligence soon
Some time ago, I was doing a pilot project for two well-known American fast-food brands. It was about using image processing and artificial…
