Friday 2nd February 2024

Topics:

• Computers are automation machines, and the ultimate expression of automation is AI.
• However, you should start using scripted automation before complicated AI.
• Sometimes a cron job and a script is all of the automation you need.
• In terms of automating existing manual processes, the steps are:
  1. Identify manual processes that are good candidates to automate.
  2. Try to automate with simpler, non-AI tools first (sometimes scripting is enough).
  3. If 2 fails, explore AI but remember: your AI is only as good as your model, and your model is only as good as your data.
• The development cycle for a new AI solution is:
  1. Source the data.
  2. Build a new model.
  3. Adjust the weights.
  4. Apply an algorithm.
• After that, you feed input and hope you get back intelligent, high-quality answers.
• The development cycle for a new AI solution is long and complex, so should not be embarked upon for trivial use cases.
• To do so is overkill.
• What I am working on this week:
  • Alpha Framework version 4.0 with support for PHP 8.1 - hitting CI/CD issues with PHP Unit coverage integration with Codecov.
• Media I am enjoying this week:
  • Escape from Tarkov

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