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Coté @cote.io · 8h

In a few minutes, I'm presenting on learning how to apply AI stuff to enterprise software by playing D&D. GOBLINS! BANDITS! GNOMES! ERP! ...here at @aifortherestofus.live. Here's the slides. speakerdeck.com/cote/what-th...

What the goblins can teach us about enterprise AI

Presented at <a href="https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025/speakers/michael-cote">AI for the Rest of Us</a>, October 15th, 2025 in London.

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Coté @cote.io · 16h

Related: "a giant turd of text" diginomica.com/oracle-gener...

Coté @cote.io · 16h

One guy's pitch for a full-stack, private cloud AI platform. https://diginomica.com/ellisons-ai-vision-oracle-robot-surgeons-meet-enterprise-data-reality

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Coté @cote.io · 16h

Do rooms have coffee machines? That is a rule-of-thumb for picking hotels for work travel, probably any travel. When the answer is no, the rest of the hotel experience is more likely to be a let down. (Germany is an exception. They seem to be really into tea.)

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

Yes. I'm just wondering, in retrospect, if things were so dramatic and what those things are. I remember everyone saying enterprises needed to culture change and mind shift, but I don't think I ever went back and checked 5 to 10 years later if anything actually happened.

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

I don't know if there's tickets left, but you can get 20% registration if you use the code SDI20. Also, hear more about the conference here: www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/109

Everyday AI and AI Everyday, with Hannah Foxwell

In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk about the integration of AI into daily life with Hannah Foxwell, organizer of AI for the Rest of Us, among many other doings.

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

Tomorrow I'll be talking about playing D&D to figure out if all this agentic AI stuff is bullshit or not. Er, that's a bit cynical in framing. How about "how can I understand enterprise agentic AI by playing D&D" for the rainbows and sunshine crowd? aifortherestofus.live/london-2025

A gnome sits at a desk in a corporate environment using a computer.

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

You know, maybe what I'm looking for is a rephrasing of "you must change the culture/mindset/org" to "when you get a new technology, make sure you use it."

Coté @cote.io · 1d

Maybe the UK GDS? That seemed like a big culture change premised on good web apps and a more “agile” mindset, helped by PaaS and “cloud.”

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

I am trying to think of instances where organizations did go through big culture changes associated with a new technology and it did have a bit impact. I’m no scientist, but you would need a control group where they did not introduce a new technology and just changed how they worked.

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Coté @cote.io · 1d

What are examples of the “to get the benefits of this new technology, you have to make massive culture/mindset changes”? This is scoped to “enterprises.” That claim is made about most new technologies, currently AI, and it usually makes me devalue the technology.

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Coté @cote.io · 2d

Typical...

Coté @cote.io · 2d

When you make the goose enterprise grade, you often kill the goose.

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Software Defined Talk @softwaredefinedtalk.com · 5d

This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.

https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541

Why not do everything

This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.

www.softwaredefinedtalk.com

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

More videos and thoughts: newsletter.cote.io/p/is-morally...

Is morally OK to think that AI generate people are shit?

How to make eSIM and buy vs. build PaaS ads with Sora - from B2C to B2B to B2WTF.

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

Also, don't build your own PaaS, that doesn't work out. Have you seen what top thought-leaders are saying now about Kubernetes. Boy, what a fun distraction that was! trytanzu.ai

Try Tanzu

My work is usually about how large organizations do software …

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

Ah, hello, fellow marketers. I know you're wondering, does this OpenAI video shit mean I can stop doing those dumb-ass short videos to hustle up CTAs and quarterly charts on slides that number go up? Yes, absolutely. I just finished my FY3000Q4 OKRs with this KPI'ing masterpiece.

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

If you're not one of my fellow marketers, you're not allowed to look at this thread. There's plenty of videos of Abe Lincoln serving Sam Altman a sando for you to peep.

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

For when you want to be that accountant or in the first _Ghostbusters_. https://www.atvbt.com/21-facts-about-throwing-good-parties/?ref=thebrowser.com

Coté @cote.io · 5d

The never ending quest to keep doing what you're good at and get better at it...rather than making another PowerPoint about what you worked on last week. https://archive.is/20251008122439/https://www.fastcompany.com/91407281/what-is-rust-out-and-could-you-be-experiencing-it-burnout-work

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

"If these tools are so great, where is the explosion of AI created stuff in the world?" // Followed by a yes-and style rebuttal. https://www.jdilla.xyz/post/306

Coté @cote.io · 5d

If all you need is a screwdriver, every tool you don't have is a screwdriver. economistwritingeveryday.com/2025/10/06/a...

Coté @cote.io · 5d

"perhaps I am expecting too much when there is a poop emoji on the cover." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/doctorow-enshittification-book

Coté @cote.io · 5d

"I would summarize her thesis as such:
Your best marketing and communication should talk about how you make your users awesome, not how you're awesome." https://ma.tt/2025/10/kathy-sierra/

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Coté @cote.io · 5d

What’s probably happening: cote.io/2025/09/26/y...

You get the enterprise AI you deserve, or, while management search for AI workloads, workers gobble up the AI ROI

Recent discussions on enterprise AI reveal that while individual workers may benefit from productivity gains, the overall ROI for companies remains unclear and challenging to measure.

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