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EU AI Act comes into force!

Posted onFebruary 2, 2025February 17, 2025Leave a comment

So now the time has come… As of today, February 2, the EU AI Act (also known as the AI Regulation) has come into force! 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯 𝗷𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮ß𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗺𝘇𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻, 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗜 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻. For example, Continue Reading

Buy it now! Now! All of them!

Posted onJanuary 28, 2025February 17, 2025Leave a comment

𝗘𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲! This time with a clear “call-to-action”, blunt and direct. No long fussing around, preparing, analyzing, “picking up customers” or initiating. No next world-changing, mind-altering experience or the lure of limitless wealth, intellect, knowledge or eternal Continue Reading

Where has our German engineering gone…?

Posted onJanuary 16, 2025February 20, 2025Leave a comment

𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳 “𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁, 𝗴𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂̈𝗻𝗸𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿) 𝗨𝗺𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗟𝗼̈𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻. I fear we have forgotten some of this…. In Continue Reading

Microsoft – 80 billion for AI in 6 months!

Posted onJanuary 6, 2025February 20, 2025Leave a comment

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗯𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗮̈𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝟴𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗦-𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗞𝗜 𝗮𝘂𝘀! A single private company thus invests around 250 times as much money in 6 months as the entire European Horizon program for AI funding, which has been Continue Reading

Dear LinkedIn algorithm – I’m not playing along anymore!

Posted onJanuary 2, 2025February 20, 2025Leave a comment

I have the impression that we are already in the middle of the wave of AI-generated/optimized content. Even here on LinkedIn, I’m seeing more and more messages coming around the corner that are pretty much “streamlined” and “thanks to AI” Continue Reading

“If a computer scientist and a…”

Posted onNovember 28, 2024December 3, 2024Leave a comment

“𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁…” 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝘇𝘂𝗻𝗮̈𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁, 𝘄𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝘀, 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗸𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻. 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗿. 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻…. And not only because of the respective hourly rates, but also because of Continue Reading

“Stefan, what do you do all day?”

Posted onNovember 20, 2024December 3, 2024Leave a comment

“𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝘂 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗴” – 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗮 𝗸𝘂̈𝗿𝘇𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵… My grandma is 93 and still pretty fit and curious for her age, but she has about as much to do with what I do Continue Reading

Energy efficiency label for programming?

Posted onNovember 18, 2024December 3, 2024Leave a comment

𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘇-𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝘂̈𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻? 𝗜𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘇? Let’s think about this for a moment… Programming languages form the foundation for software. We use them to develop interfaces, server applications, apps, processes, interfaces and much more. Both when creating the Continue Reading

The “Sophos” case – heroes or villains?

Posted onNovember 14, 2024December 3, 2024Leave a comment

So now one of the biggest manufacturers of security software has admitted to hacking itself and spying on some of its customers. The manufacturer is Sophos and the hackers were a group of Chinese hackers who were suspected of trying Continue Reading

Unique or interchangeable?

Posted onNovember 1, 2024December 3, 2024Leave a comment

𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘀? 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗲 / 𝗜𝗵𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 / 𝗜𝗵𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻? 𝗪𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗵𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮̈𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 “𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗴”? 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗲 / 𝗜𝗵𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗴? We have to ask ourselves these questions again and Continue Reading

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