The IT Skeptic - new age

No we haven't passed the Turing Test

skeptic — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 01:36:58 +0000

The New IT Age brigade will be all in a tizzy over the announcement that a computer has passed the Turing Test. We haven't, not really. We may have passed a silly little game, but we're not even close to an Artificial Intelligence that is indistinguishable from human.

On entitlement and bodies of knowledge

skeptic — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:05:56 +0000

We've had two recent attempts to seed change in ITSM: SMCongess and SMArch [aka ArchSM or Taking Service Forward or TSF or Adaptive Service Model or ASM....] The response has not all been edifying.

On collaboration and debate

skeptic — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:30:23 +0000

Social media has taken collaboration to new levels of connectivity over distance and inter-connectedness of specialists. We are creating whole, new online business communities thinking and working together. Business collaboration isn't some kumbaya love-fest. Tweet this. Collaboration is not going to reconcile east and west or spawn a better society. Collaboration facilitates debate and grows ideas.