Author: Kim Furman
Freedom comes with responsibility. To be free (to have the power and right to act, speak and think as we wish), is to be responsible for the freedom of others. Freedom means respect for those who are also living free. It asks us to stand up and be accountable. But can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be accountable when even we, as humans, can find this challenging? A Google search leads to a plethora or positive and negative results of what AI can do but does it drive or defy our freedom? The verdict is out. I examined a number of AI…
“Your mind is your biggest problem,” says Rodney Mapako giving the rather unexpected answer to the question “what advice you would give to someone in your shoes?” The shoes being referred to are those of not being able to afford to study and having this block your desired future. Mapako overcame his mind, financial difficulty and more to transition from restaurant employee to software engineer. The recipe for success was a mixture of ambition and hard work backed by the kindness of strangers, all timed to perfection. As a young boy growing up in Zimbabwe, Mapako, intrigued by the allure of his father’s computer, would constantly get into trouble for taking the mysterious machine apart and putting it back together again. From…
The world of managed services has seen a radical revolution from the old ways of working to the new to support dramatic and iterative innovation in support of Agile software development. Mothers for generations have been correctly telling their children not to run with scissors, but Grant Morgan, Synthesis Head of Managed Services, explains how to reduce the risks and optimise the pace in this new world. It’s time we ran with scissors. The innovator way Grant explains, “I always ask who is really redefining an industry through digital transformation. We all want to be the next Uber. In my…