Category: AI
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Can you handle it?
The current evolution from prompt engineering to autonomous AI agents has accidentally validated decades of management theory. These latest generation of AI…
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Balancing Act: Robustness with Customer Focus
AI of course, still in love with nano banana Balancing Act: Robustness with Customer Focus Martijn Veldkamp "Strategic Technology Leader | Customer’s Virtual…
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Stop waiting for “Perfect Data”!
Having fun with Banano Nano Stop waiting for "Perfect Data"! Martijn Veldkamp "Strategic Technology Leader | Customer’s Virtual CTO | Salesforce Expert |…
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Are We Building Lasting Value or the World’s Most Expensive Bubble?
The AI infrastructure boom is not an abstract headline to me. It’s hitting close to home. Here in the Netherlands, close to where I live. Microsoft has acquired 50 hectares for a new data center, with the CEO citing 300,000 customers who “want to store their data close by in a sovereign country.” This is…
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Automation Without Purpose: Now With 10x More Useless Reports
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila by Mitch Ratcl…
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Emperor the algorithm says No
The life of a social media influencer looks to my children as the pinnacle of doing as less as possible. Having creative freedom, direct audience and unlimited money. They haven’t yet truly understood perception vs reality. But helping them peeling back the curtain, I try to point out a different reality. Many creators are locked…
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The Law of Contextual Decay
Can you create an image of a t-rex looking like it has Cockatoo feathers? The Law of Contextual Decay /A Martijn Veldkamp /A August 15, 2025 I was on PTO in lovely Luxemburg (nature sure needs a lot of rain to look so good) and the campsite where we stayed had a folder for enticing…
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Our systems are only stable on weekends. And we call that innovation?
Ever notice the silence of a Saturday? No urgent Slack pings. No panicked emails about a failed deployment. Dependency doom? The monitoring dashboards are all…
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A Curmudgeons Lament
I’ve seen the digital age unfold, from the monolithic hum of mainframes to the incessant notifications of the device in your pocket. And I’m here to tell you, we’ve taken a wrong turn. We, the architects of this new world, have created a hellscape of digital tinnitus! A constant avalanche of notifications and updates from…
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Beyond the Policy pdf
An Architect’s Guide to Governing Agentic AI Your company is rushing to deploy autonomous AI. A traditional governance playbook won’t work. The only real solution is to architect for control from day one. You can feel the pressure on CTOs and Chief Architects from every direction. The board wants to know your AI strategy. Your…