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But 95% of all problems are fairly banal, i.e. if the AI in my dish washer, fridge, radio, bicycle computer, etc. just have GPT 5.5 intelligence for making sure temperature, water, direction, etc. are 20% better controlled than yesterday it will be an enormous win for ordinary people (and the ressources we consume).

I would also argue that for a bet on war involving the United States, Middle East, Russia or China oil products are a better bet - and it is the world's second most liquid market after forex markets.

Weird blog, I imagine the next one would be:

These are the type of persons who would get a girlfriend without a master degree in psychology.

Mentally that sounds like a grim project

I am building an analytics calculator/toy that slowly turned into something useful.

It started as curiosity. I wanted to see if I could express business logic as simple choices and let the numbers fall out on their own.

The app is built interactively in Streamlit. I do not sit down with a spec or a backlog. I add one small idea at a time, refresh the page, react to what looks wrong, then adjust. It feels closer to sketching than programming. The interface tells me what the logic should be next.

Underneath there is a growing pile of rules about the business I am in.

I do not write code in the traditional sense.

I have never coded before and are solving my own problem done by one, this sure feels like magic!!

Anecdotally as someone who strength trained on a recreational basis the last 20 years (and run a marathon just to see if I could), nothing beats heavy lifting.

A Strong lifts 5x5 program build around squat, deadlifts, bench and shoulder press can always make me feel pumped for the day!

There is also a religious element to suicide that cannot be overlooked.

Also, I Spain your view of Spain is tainted. I think very few people would choose an average city in Spain over e.g. Copenhagen where 20% of the Danish population live.

What’s the advantage if this being in python?

The topic is “The role of Freight in Supply chains and Commodities”

We are not 100% focused on cost, life also have to be fun - but paying USD 50.000 to much is different from paying USD 400.000 too much.

Thank you for the thoughtful and direct response. This is exactly the kind of grounded critique I was hoping to receive by posting here.

I fully agree with your point about the noise in this space, this is what we are trying to cut through :-).

A lot of what is marketed as “AI inspiration” is little more than buzzwords and recycled content. Your suggestion of a curated, immersive off-site experience, with hands-on workshops, industry-specific examples, and a structured learn-and-build format, is genuinely compelling. The idea of starting with interviews to assess skill levels and tailoring the programme accordingly is especially relevant for us.

If you know anyone who delivers this kind of applied AI learning in a serious and thoughtful way, I would very much appreciate an introduction.

Thanks again for the honest feedback.

We are fairly AI positive, have pro chatgpt licenses for all and have our own software division building custom tools. So we feel ready to "take the next step".

There is also other elements: it sounds fun, offer great inspiration, support collaboration across teams, and help build a shared language around digital opportunities in the company.

Could we go to XYZ place in England, yes. Will it create the same magic, I doubt it.

Please note it is the Cowners idea, so he is willing to spend money on this out of his own pocket.

As someone in the industry as well for many years (coming from the business side having ventured into software), the main problem is always that the software just is not good enough and do not account for all the edge cases - leaving many users better off using pumped up Excel sheets combined with a few hours on the phone every day to account for all the nuances and changing customers/suppliers demands.

In short: It is not good enough. When it is good enough, customers adopt it.