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How Astral is reshaping Python development, one tool at a time
If you're a machine learning or GenAI practitioner; or a Python developer in general, your main concern is (and should be) the core features of whatever scripts you are writing (the backend of a web app, an ML training script, a prompt chaining logic…). What you certainly don’t want, is to spend hours wrestling with virtual environments, investigating why your dev package versions are different than your prod versions, or fixing inconsistent formatting before your pull reque

zakaria.bouayyad2
Jun 244 min read


Developer Profession: A Structured Evolution or a Revolution?
Software development is undoubtedly one of the most dynamic and influential professions of our time. From the first programming languages to the advent of cloud architectures and artificial intelligence (AI), the role of the developer has continued to evolve. Today, in an increasingly connected world fueled by emerging technologies and increasing pressure to accelerate product delivery, the question arises: what will the future of the developer profession be? Will we witnes

barbarela48
Jun 94 min read


Cloudflare AI Labyrinth: How to Trap AI Bots with a Digital Maze
Cloudflare recently launched AI Labyrinth, an innovative solution designed to counter AI bots that crawl the web without permission to collect data for training artificial intelligence models. Rather than blocking these bots, which could alert them and prompt them to change tactics, AI Labyrinth redirects them to a maze of AI-generated pages, trapping them in a loop of useless content.

barbarela48
May 262 min read


AI and Zero-Click Internet are Killing the Web's Business Model
he internet has undergone significant transformations since its inception, evolving from a simple network of static pages to a dynamic ecosystem of interactive content and services. However, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the rise of zero-click internet experiences are posing unprecedented challenges to the traditional web business model. But how these technological shifts are reshaping the digital landscape and threatening the economic foundations o

barbarela48
May 234 min read


Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Certification AI-900 Preparation
Last week I completed the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals exam, AI-900 and achieving above the required 70% score for the 47 questions presented (you have 65 minutes to do the exam). As always and in the same vein as my other blog posts, here is some sharing the love to help others prepare for this certification. The kind of blog post I wish I had found when I was looking at doing the exam.
As usual, my own revision notes are at the end of the blog post.

travelkev
May 194 min read


Politeness toward AI: A question of digital ecology?
In a world where ecological concerns now affect every aspect of our lives, including our digital practices, new, often surprising, discussions are emerging. One of these is the question of whether being "polite" to an artificial intelligence like ChatGPT could have an indirect impact on the environment. Behind the apparent absurdity of this reflection—how could a polite phrase destroy forests or inflate our carbon footprint?—lies a serious question about how our choices of in

barbarela48
May 124 min read


Superintelligence: A Revolution in the Making?
Superintelligence is often defined as a form of intelligence far beyond human cognitive abilities. Unlike the artificial intelligence (AI) we know today—largely specialized in specific tasks such as facial recognition or machine translation—superintelligence is said to have almost unlimited understanding and adaptability. It would surpass humans in “everything,” whether creativity, problem-solving, or simulated emotions.

barbarela48
May 94 min read


AI or simple logical business: the art of relevance in technical choices
Have you ever wondered about the sometimes problematic practices in the world of data science and artificial intelligence? I offer an in-depth analysis that sheds light on the underlying issues.

barbarela48
Apr 303 min read


Women in STEM: A Struggle for Equality
The field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is crucial to the development of our modern society. However, ....

barbarela48
Mar 102 min read
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