Are The People Who Are Creating AI Replacing Themselves With AI?
Microsoft just laid off 6,000 employees, including hundreds of software engineers and their Director of Artificial Intelligence. Microsoft also recently announced it will be investing further into AI development, which to me does not translate into an investment in humans.
This got me thinking.
Last week, I mentored a hackathon in Atlanta. A hackathon is a fast-paced software development event where individuals and teams participate to build a web or mobile app to win a prize. Our company, among others, offered our API and data for use by the participants to build a web app based on music business use cases.
There were over 20 participants. Most of them were seasoned software developers, but a few had little to no experience.
Many of the participants engaged in vibe coding, which is a process by which AI writes the code, for the web app they submitted to be judged. They gave the AI prompts related to the use case that they were solutioning and the AI wrote the code.
There were three winners. The 2nd place winner were two individuals who are not software developers at all and cannot write code — a music business educator/lawyer and a product designer. They used AI to design a prototype based on the lawyer’s prompts surrounding sample licensing analysis.
The room was full of software developers, but many of them used AI to write most of the code to build their web apps. Effectively, AI built the apps.
Microsoft is laying off software developers to invest more into AI itself developing AI software to further improve AI development of AI software.
Are the people who are creating AI replacing themselves…with AI?
Take My Class On The Business Of Music Tech Startups This Summer At UCLA
I am honored to have been invited to develop and teach a course at UCLA this summer within the Music Innovation Summer Institute, administered by UCLA Herb Albert School of Music’s Center for Music Innovation.
Dae Bogan To Moderate Music & Tech Collaboration Panel at Collision Conference in NOLA
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be moderating a panel on music & tech brand collaborations at the Collision Conference in New Orleans next month. This session will explore how tech companies are putting music first when it comes to their product and giving back to the industry that supports them. More deats at ww.www.collisionconf.com.
Tech Founders – Don’t Be A Feature Hoarder
Tech founders, don’t be a #featurehoarder.
I’ve worked with enough failed digital media startups to have identified one trend of failure: poor MVP execution.
Ambitious first-time CEOs who want to bust out of the gate with outrageous competitive differentiators…products that implode.
The keyword in MVP is not minimum; it’s viable. With relatively few features, you can identify what areas drive value and build accordingly going forward; delivering incremental value with every version release.
It’s all about compelling introductory features that uniquely address a set of needs and user feedback, which informs future milestone features that expand on those needs.
Because you can’t be everything to everyone, make your product do something great for some one(s).
Dae Bogan To Mentor Entrepreneurs & Startups At SXSW V2V In Las Vegas
I’m happy to announce that I will be a guest speaker and mentor at SXSW V2V conference at Bellagio in Las Vegas this summer. SXSW V2V is a four day event for startups and entrepreneurs, featuring educational panels and discussions, intensive hands-on learning, great networking events, and more. Learn more at http://www.sxswv2v.com
10 Questions Music Tech Startup Founders Should Ask When Choosing An Accelerator or Incubator
It is not news that the world of business accelerators and incubators is booming. The Top 15 incubators attract thousands of applicants for each cohort submission period. With over 50% of startups raising over $1 million each in additional financing after graduating a top program, many eager young entrepreneurs flock to these opportunities hoping to breakthrough.
Unfortunately, with only a 1% admission rate, getting accepted to Harvard Business School may be easier than a top accelerator or incubator program.
Thanks ABC “Shark Tank” Investor, Mark Cuban For Opening Doors
Awesome power meeting today at @djskee @skeetv HQ w/Dan Glasband and the content team. Exciting @chazbomusic announcements coming soon. S/O to business visionary and @ABCSharkTank investor @mcuban for setting it up. Tune in to SKEE Live tmrw at 7pm on AXS TV.
Dae Bogan To Speak On Panel “Social Media In Music And How To Use It Effectively” At SAE LA Tech Expo
Dae Bogan will be be speaking on a panel titled “Social Media in Music and How To Use It Effectively” at the SAE Institute Los Angeles Tech Expo. This engagement is FREE and open to the public.
YFS Magazine: Former VP of Marketing Turns Layoff Into Multimillion Dollar Deal With Former Employer
I’m blessed to have been honored with a piece in YFS Magazine (Young, Fabulous & Self-Employed) on my new music tech startup ChazBo Music.
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