Joe Procopio: LinkedIn's Hostile Takeover Of The Job Market. LinkedIn is going all in on [AI] for recruiters and job seekers, and it’s not good for anyone, except… (more)

Joe Procopio: Daisy The AI Granny Is 2024’s Best AI Use Case. How I learned first-hand why use cases are the difference between success and failure with AI (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: 'The Intelligence Illusion (Second Edition): Why generative models are bad for business'. I’m publishing a second edition of my book The Intelligence Illusion (Second Edition): Why generative models are bad for business. (more)

Joe Procopio: Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Job-Seekers’ Dreams. AI Automated Candidate Screening Is Turning Job Searches Into Dead Ends (more)

Jon Udell: Choosing When To Use (or Not Use) LLMs as a Developer. LLMs offer a level of augmentation that I wasn’t sure I’d live to see. They also bring an array of perils, many of which are ably documented in Baldur Bjarnason’s fiercely critical “The Intelligence Illusion,” including the one I’m addressing here: “We’re using the AI tools for cognitive assistance. This means that we are specifically using them to think less.” (more)

Joe Procopio: This Is Generative AI’s Fatal Flaw. AI is Great At Doing Stuff Already Being Done Poorly By Humans (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: The Intelligence Illusion: stepping into a pile of 'AI'. After I published Out of the Software Crisis I divided my time too much...time when I, again, deliberately chose not to think entrepreneurially and instead wrote the book I thought (and still think) needed to exist in the world (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: From 'Yellow': Gall's Law. One of my favourite laws – one of those principles that seem to be universally applicable – is Gall’s Law. People who have worked with me in the past are probably very tired of hearing about it. (more)

Joe Procopio: Um, Hi. This Is What Generative AI Is For. It's for When SaaS Is Dead. Oracle and SAP aren’t going bankrupt tomorrow. But we’re quickly approaching the inflection point where the user expectations and the tech are converging on a Do-It-for-Me brand of data analysis that’s going to eclipse the current Do-It-Yourself model. (more)

Joe Procopio: The End of SaaS Is Closer Than You Think. As more and more companies hop on the A.I. train in what seems like a panicked game of musical chairs... it just might be actual panic driving the decisions in those executive boardrooms right now. (more)

VpJoe Procopio: Why You Should Build Every New Product Feature Like an MVP. Making a mistake launching a new product feature is costly, and I’ve done it at least a dozen times. Never again. (more)

job market tool for HR recruiters to make it easier to do first-round filtering; aka ATS

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book by Baldur Bjarnason about GenAI. https://illusion.baldurbjarnason.com/

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Baldur Bjarnason: Let's pause for a moment, I need time to think. Back when I relaunched this site in 2010...point was that it would be a more focused foundation for my career...this site has always had a defined purpose... ultimately it should always return to form: work. (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: Plan B it is. My default worldview is that of a disappointed optimist. (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: The one about the web developer job market. The software developer job market today looks at least as bad as it did in the aftermath of the dot-com collapse. This is not a one-off event but has turned into a stock market driven movement towards reducing the overall headcount of the tech industry. (more)

Baldur Bjarnason: The promise and distraction of productivity and note-taking systems. A while back I did a deep-dive researching and prototyping note-taking tools. (more)

Joe Procopio: The End Of Merit In The Recruiting Process. When “vibes” take priority over experience and ingenuity, everyone loses. (job market) (more)