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Is AI Utopia or Bust?
I saw a comment on the news recently about a wild trend among those working closely in AI. It was said that some have such a belief in AI and its odds of curing cancer that they have taken up activities like smoking and forgoing sunscreen. The term for this, according to this article, has…
T-SQL Tuesday 203 – Risk vs. Rewards
For this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, Pat Wright invites us to write about weighing risk vs. reward when it comes to database design decisions. While Pat’s prompt mentions design, he also references risky decisions during production incidents. I’ve been involved with more of these reactive decisions than proactive ones and have learned that it’s better to…
AI Fridge Fail
We’ve all rolled our eyes and selected “Postpone” when prompted to download and install software updates. They almost always pop up at an inopportune time. Users of a Samsung refrigerator in South Korea got an update pushed out that did far worse than cause a slight annoyance. It didn’t break a smart feature or the…
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