11 Experts weigh in on putting AI to work

I wanted to gather some thoughtful opinions and real-world experiences from people with unique sets of academic and technical skills. These are people—Manning authors, all—who have actively lived and worked with AI tools, integrating them into the technologies and workflows they use to get real stuff done.

Including projects discussed in your book, where have you had the greatest success applying AI to solving practical problems?

Daniel Sanz Becerril

Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro

Chrissy LeMaire

Paul McFedries

What would you say is the most transformational generative AI use case right now in your corner of the IT world?

Chrissy LeMaire

Daniel Sanz Becerril

Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro

Paul McFedries

What’s the next big thing you see AI bringing to the world that very few people yet anticipate?

Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro

Daniel Sanz Becerril

Paul McFedries

Chrissy LeMaire

What’s the most fun you’ve ever had interacting with generative AI?

Chrissy LeMaire

Paul McFedries

Daniel Sanz Becerril

Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro

What was your most spectacular generative AI-fueled disaster and/or disappointment?

Chrissy LeMaire

Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro

Nathan Crocker

Daniel Sanz Becerril

Paul McFedries

Do you see recent reports about GitHub Copilot losing significant money on each monthly account as indications that we haven’t yet figured out a sustainable gen AI model, or is it just a temporary blip?

Chrissy LeMaire