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Return-to-office mandates: Didn’t we already fight this war?

CIO Business Intelligence

Source unknown To understand whats going on right now, a short history of corporate attitudes about remote work might be helpful: 2009: Working remotely ( Telecommuting ) is a bad thing. Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the 7th grade. 2020: Working remotely (Virtual Workforce) saved the world economy.

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Using Generative AI to Build Generative AI

O'Reilly on Data

You can move the slider forward and backward to see how this code runs step-by-step: AI Chat for Python Tutors Code Visualizer Way back in 2009 when I was a grad student, I envisioned creating Python Tutor to be an automated tutor that could help students with programming questions (which is why I chose that project name).

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Meta creates ‘Business AI’ group led by ex-Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih

CIO Business Intelligence

During her first stint at Salesforce, from 2006 to 2009, she worked on a side project with a colleague to build Faceforce (later known as Faceconnector), an app for sales staff to connect their social graph with their CRM system using public APIs from Salesforce and Facebook. Keeping control However, anyone wanting to use the latest Llama 3.2

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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

CIO Business Intelligence

Types of technical debt One way to think about different kinds of technical debt comes from an influential 2009 essay from Martin Fowler. What is technical debt? Technical debt is the cost accrued over time from technology implementation decisions that emphasize expediency over long-term quality and maintenance. So, is technical debt bad?

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KeyBank CIO Amy Brady heeds the transformative call of IT leadership

CIO Business Intelligence

The pace of that change has accelerated exponentially, in large part because of external factors: The market changes 2008-2009 was tough for financial services. The pace of that change has accelerated exponentially, in large part because of external factors: The market changes 2008-2009 was tough for financial services.

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The Alignment Problem Is Not New

O'Reilly on Data

You have only to look at the slow response of bank regulators to the rise of CDOs and other mortgage-backed derivatives in the runup to the 2009 financial crisis to understand that time is of the essence. Among the possible risks leading to that outcome is what is known as “ the alignment problem.”

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10 highest-paying IT skills for 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

IT has always been known as a lucrative industry for job seekers, but in the past year, with increased layoffs, some of that confidence has wavered. According to a report from Indeed , a large part of this shift has come as organizations focus more on adopting AI in the workplace.