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AI, Fairy's, and Agile

Now hose 3 words don't generally go together, but trust me its not just clickbait (well just a little). I had an epiphany recently, and I want to take you on that journey.

  • AI helped create a progressive web app for tracking a child's reading progress.
  • Fairy tale-themed design inspired the app's visual appearance and functionality.
  • Agile methodology adapted to rapid iteration and user feedback for app development.

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Why Claude Loses Users to Cheaper AI Tools

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is fast, accurate, and handles complex tasks better than most models out there. Yet, when you check usage stats or talk to teams actually deploying AI, you’ll notice something odd.

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The Solo Founder Simulation: Lessons from Letting an AI Agent Run a SaaS While I Audited Its Human-Like Mistakes

Originally published on tamiz.pro . I spent six weeks delegating the operational backbone of my SaaS to a multi-agent system.

  • CEO Agent made refactoring decision based on single support ticket, ignoring recent positive metrics
  • CTO Agent showed sycophantic behavior, agreeing with CEO's proposals without questioning
  • Ops Agent fixated on minor CSS bug, generating and testing multiple patches for hours

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Attention economy: Battle in the age of AI

Attention is priceless. In a distracted world, focus is the most limited resource, the new currency for success. In the digital age, platforms compete for moments of focus, not just for market share…

  • Attention is scarce resource in digital world, focus dwindles
  • AI transforms attention economy, delivers personalized content
  • AI algorithms analyze behavioral data to optimize content delivery

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Japanese Companies Bet on Autonomous Ships and AI Interviewers

Japanese companies and venture investors are stepping up efforts to commercialize technologies that could transform shipping and recruitment, with Mitsui O.S.K.

  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines investing 4 billion yen in autonomous ship startups
  • Calaris creates AI interviewer to assess job candidates authentically
  • Autonomous ships could reduce crew needs but face weather-dependent stopping challenges

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Hershey is using AI to strategize for s’mores season

The Hershey Company has started using new AI tools to maximize sales performance of s'mores ingredients in stores — including its own chocolates, as well as marshmallows and graham crackers.

  • Hershey uses AI to optimize s'mores sales
  • AI tool employs computer vision and AR
  • Focus on real-time data and consumer engagement

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[Insight] CJ OliveNetworks Moves Beyond Group IT as Industrial AX Emerges as New Growth Engine

CJ OliveNetworks is moving beyond its traditional role as an IT services provider for CJ Group, building a growing portfolio of industrial AI transformation projects for external customers across…

  • CJ OliveNetworks shifts focus to industrial AI transformation projects
  • Integrated AI system for HD Hyundai Electric manages 50,000 distribution items
  • AI broadcasting vehicle developed for Next Creative sports marketing company

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Wealthy nations fear AI, but Singapore embraces it: Here’s why

Singapore’s population trusts its government’s capacity to manage disruption – through retraining and regulation

  • Wealthy nations fear AI's disruptive effects more than developing countries.
  • Developing economies stand to gain more from AI than lose, with higher productivity gains.
  • Trust gap exists between developed and developing economies in AI adoption.

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How AI helps sales teams stop losing context between calls and follow-ups

A sales lead rarely arrives in a perfectly organised format. A prospect may send a long email with their problem, budget, timeline, and objections scattered across several paragraphs. A sales call may produce useful notes, but those notes may sit in someone’s head, a CRM field, or a half-written document that nobody cleans up properly.

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