The Moral and Planetary Cost of the Use of GenAI
This week, I was at a conference in Ghent, Belgium, where I had the pleasure of speaking to an audience of software engineers about some… Read More »The Moral and Planetary Cost of the Use of GenAI
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Richard W. Bown
Where Office Space meets Local Hero
As I sit in my bed, feeling a little under the weather and sorry for myself, I think about what I can watch to cheer… Read More »Where Office Space meets Local Hero
Being Generous with Your Ideas
That time of year when you’re assessing things. How much you ate, how much you drank, how fit you feel. Our minds turn inwards as… Read More »Being Generous with Your Ideas
Audiobook now available on Apple Books
HUMAN SOFTWARE is now available as an AI-voiced Apple Book for you to listen to wherever you are. While I’m anti-AI, pro-human, I’m also definitely… Read More »Audiobook now available on Apple Books
Reflections on Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Software increasingly runs our lives, yet business executives appear to know less and less about the systems they themselves commission. These systems permeate every corner… Read More »Reflections on Mr Bates vs The Post Office
What I’ve Learned Six Weeks After Publishing “Human Software”
Wrapping up a month or so of promotion for “Human Software”, it’s time for me to take a little break and take stock. My intention… Read More »What I’ve Learned Six Weeks After Publishing “Human Software”
A Fun Little London Book Launch for “Human Software”
I was in London last week for a couple of reasons. First of all, I was attending the wonderful Fast Flow Conf, meeting friends and… Read More »A Fun Little London Book Launch for “Human Software”
Human Software Now Available in Paperback, Kindle, Leanpub and Elsewhere
Two years ago, I started writing a novel about IT and Software Development. Why? Well, I’d loved reading “The Phoenix Project” and “The Unicorn Project”,… Read More »Human Software Now Available in Paperback, Kindle, Leanpub and Elsewhere
Book Excerpt: The Consultants
“Way back when I started out, there were a couple of new products coming online, and they had hired our team in to take on… Read More »Book Excerpt: The Consultants
Using AI in Combination With Drawing to Make Book Illustrations
Human Software is a book about the importance of people working together to overcome the machinations of evil corporations. It’s a story about how humans… Read More »Using AI in Combination With Drawing to Make Book Illustrations