#global artificial intelligence

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

Ghibli Moo Deng. 🦛

[nando161mando]

Say No to AI - and Revoke the Nobel Prize for these fancy text summary algorithms

[jcmarchi]

The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI

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The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI

I’ll set out my stall and let you know I am still an AI skeptic. Heck, I still wrap “AI” in quotes a lot of the time I talk about it. I am, however, skeptical of the present, rather than the future. I wouldn’t say I’m positive or even excited about where AI is going, but there’s an inevitability that in development circles, it will be further engrained in our work.

We joke in the industry that the suggestions that AI gives us are more often than not, terrible, but that will only improve in time. A good basis for that theory is how fast generative AI has improved with image and video generation. Sure, generated images still have that “shrink-wrapped” look about them, and generated images of people have extra… um… limbs, but consider how much generated AI images have improved, even in the last 12 months.

There’s also the case that VC money is seemingly exclusively being invested in AI, industry-wide. Pair that with a continuously turbulent tech recruitment situation, with endless major layoffs and even a skeptic like myself can see the writing on the wall with how our jobs as developers are going to be affected.

The biggest risk factor I can foresee is that if your sole responsibility is to write code, your job is almost certainly at risk. I don’t think this is an imminent risk in a lot of cases, but as generative AI improves its code output — just like it has for images and video — it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a redundancy risk for actual human developers.

Do I think this is right? Absolutely not. Do I think it’s time to panic? Not yet, but I do see a lot of value in evolving your skillset beyond writing code. I especially see the value in improving your soft skills.

What are soft skills?

A good way to think of soft skills is that they are life skills. Soft skills include:

communicating with others,

organizing yourself and others,

making decisions, and

adapting to difficult situations.

I believe so much in soft skills that I call them core skills and for the rest of this article, I’ll refer to them as core skills, to underline their importance.

The path to becoming a truly great developer is down to more than just coding. It comes down to how you approach everything else, like communication, giving and receiving feedback, finding a pragmatic solution, planning — and even thinking like a web developer.

I’ve been working with CSS for over 15 years at this point and a lot has changed in its capabilities. What hasn’t changed though, is the core skills — often called “soft skills” — that are required to push you to the next level. I’ve spent a large chunk of those 15 years as a consultant, helping organizations — both global corporations and small startups — write better CSS. In almost every single case, an improvement of the organization’s core skills was the overarching difference.

The main reason for this is a lot of the time, the organizations I worked with coded themselves into a corner. They’d done that because they just plowed through — Jira ticket after Jira ticket — rather than step back and question, “is our approach actually working?” By focusing on their team’s core skills, we were often — and very quickly — able to identify problem areas and come up with pragmatic solutions that were almost never development solutions. These solutions were instead:

Improving communication and collaboration between design and development teams

Reducing design “hand-off” and instead, making the web-based output the source of truth

Moving slowly and methodically to move fast

Putting a sharp focus on planning and collaboration between developers and designers, way in advance of production work being started

Changing the mindset of “plow on” to taking a step back, thoroughly evaluating the problem, and then developing a collaborative and by proxy, much simpler solution

Will improving my core skills actually help?

One thing AI cannot do — and (hopefully) never will be able to do — is be human. Core skills — especially communication skills — are very difficult for AI to recreate well because the way we communicate is uniquely human.

I’ve been doing this job a long time and something that’s certainly propelled my career is the fact I’ve always been versatile. Having a multifaceted skillset — like in my case, learning CSS and HTML to improve my design work — will only benefit you. It opens up other opportunities for you too, which is especially important with the way the tech industry currently is.

If you’re wondering how to get started on improving your core skills, I’ve got you. I produced a course called Complete CSS this year but it’s a slight rug-pull because it’s actually a core skills course that uses CSS as a context. You get to learn some iron-clad CSS skills alongside those core skills too, as a bonus. It’s definitely worth checking out if you are interested in developing your core skills, especially so if you receive a training budget from your employer.

Wrapping up

The main message I want to get across is developing your core skills is as important — if not more important — than keeping up to date with the latest CSS or JavaScript thing. It might be uncomfortable for you to do that, but trust me, being able to stand yourself out over AI is only going to be a good thing, and improving your core skills is a sure-fire way to do exactly that.

[donotdestroy]

Top Carbon Emitting Industries

The industry that creates the most carbon emissions globally is the energy sector, particularly:

Electricity and heat production, which primarily relies on burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

This alone accounts for roughly 40% of global CO₂ emissions.

Other major contributors include:

Industry (manufacturing, cement, steel, chemicals): ~21%

Transportation (cars, trucks, planes, ships): ~16%

Agriculture, forestry, and land use: ~18%

Buildings (heating, cooling, electricity use): ~6%

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i fucking hate ai

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i feel like every single one of my problems can be traced back to capitalism

[ameotechinformatics]

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[troythecatfish]

Fascinating article here about how AI is becoming a metaphorical ouroborus, the snake that eats its own tail. With the internet filling up with AI-derived content, new AI content is consuming material that is increasingly error-filled, synthetic and, crucially, dull. AI, as such, is facing model collapse.

But this is not just a metaphorical ouroborus – it’s the perfect metaphor for how organisations ingest group-think, repetitive thinking and mistakes….

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August 22-23: GLA Patent and Legal Conference

The GLA Patent and Legal Conference on August 22-23 is an essential event for professionals navigating the complex landscape of intellectual property and legal regulations. Hosted by the Global Law Association (GLA), this conference brings together industry leaders, legal experts, and patent professionals for two days of intensive discussions, insightful presentations, and networking opportunities.

This year’s conference will feature a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions led by renowned experts in patent law, intellectual property rights, and legal innovations. Attendees will gain valuable insights into emerging trends, recent case studies, and best practices in patent management and legal strategy. 

Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the field, the GLA Patent and Legal Conference promises to be an invaluable experience. Don’t miss this chance to stay at the forefront of patent and legal developments and to enhance your understanding of the evolving landscape. Join us on August 22-23 to engage with experts, expand your network, and advance your knowledge in this critical field.

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Google Invests €1 Billion in Finland for AI-Driven, Wind-Powered Future

Google is to invest €1 billion in the expansion of its Finnish data center. It aims to supercharge its artificial intelligence business in Europe. Google’s decision confirmed the Nordic region’s importance for data centers.

The Nordic countries offer a cooler climate and tax breaks. Besides, they are offering plenty of renewable power. These factors attract big tech companies to host data centers there.

But Sweden and Norway are not so glad about hosting these data centers. They said that renewable power should be channeled into green steel production. Green steel offers higher surplus value for the countries.

But Finland’s wind power capacity has surged high. In 2022, it rose 75% to 5,677 megawatts. Prices even plunged into negative on windy days. So, there’s still renewable capacity for data centers like Google’s.

Read More:(https://theleadersglobe.com/business/google-invests-e1-billion-in-finland-for-ai-driven-wind-powered-future/)

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The initiative includes a YouTube channel, namely Venture Beyond and a Podcast, namely The Knowledge Nexus and a blog for now. The explainer videos and the documentaries are uploaded on the YouTube channel. For example, two miniseries on Artificial Intelligence and the USA-Iran conflict are currently live on the YouTube Channel. To watch Click here!

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[attaritraders]

The most recent industry annoyed with the utilization of artificial intelligence AI: Fashion

It maintains that guideline should safeguard models so brands and offices don't utilize artificial intelligence to make advanced imitations without their assent.

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[the-cyan-e]

Democratizing Artificial Intelligence! I've known the founder for over 20 years and what he is about to unleash is going to make a lot of people angry! No longer will big tech control how we use AI and put limits on its potential! Either buy some on www.xeggex.com or go mine it either way it's still the ground floor!

[thepopoptic]

AI is here.