Saturday's digest #8

Hello everyone,

As always, the articles selected was published this week and are fully accessible.

This week, we are stretching ourselves into hiring, design, geopolitics, communication and we will finish with a spiky take on AI.

Enjoy!

#1 - James Brady & Adam Wiggins from Latent Space - How to Hire AI Engineers

The market is shifting from hiring Data Scientists to something closer to classic engineers, specifically AI Engineers.

While I can't help but roll my eyes when AI is equated with generative AI and LLM-based features/products, which are really just a subset of a subset of a subset of AI, as a Data & AI professional, you may be interested in how people are being hired as AI Engineers and the emergence of AI Engineering—a field where deep ML expertise is not required (similar to AI product management, wink wink).

#2 - Ehab Bandar from The Experience Architect - Ten Harsh Truths

Who doesn’t love harsh truths? Lot of people. But if you put them in a list, it become a nice article. The reality is that a professional, when you are honing your expertise, you will have to deal with how mundane day-to-day work and that your skillset won’t bloom.

Don’t fall into despair tho, there is 5 tips at the end of this article.

#3 - Michael Spencer from AI Supremacy - Generative AI on pace to Accelerate Wealth Inequality

Are you worried about a future dominated by just a few tech giants? As BigTech companies gain more control over the U.S. stock market, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening faster than ever. The IMF are sounding the alarm: AI could make this inequality even worse.
Imagine a world where a few American companies have all the power, and countries without big tech firms fall behind. This article dives into how this centralization could shape our jobs, economies, and even our daily lives.

#4 - Irina Stanescu from The Caring Techie Newsletter - It’s Not Nagging: Effective Communication Is Deliberately Redundant

Nobody likes repeating themselves, but in communication, it’s key. Discover how embracing repetition can make you a better leader and ensure your message gets through. Learn practical tips to make redundancy work for you, not against you.

Tips from an AI Product Manager, I know that I am not repeating myself enough when I am still not bored by what I have to say.

#5 -Nikhil Suresh from Ludicity - I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again

I started this digest for these articles. This article is from a seasoned data scientist who's fed up with the AI hype. From grifters and incompetent leaders to the absurdity of trying to implement AI in unprepared companies, it's a no-holds-barred rant on why AI isn't the magic fix sold to everyone.

AI is often more trouble than it's worth and our role is to focus on what really needs fixing. Don't miss this candid and brutally honest take!

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See you next week!