https://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/index.htmlBlog of Alex Kirsch with topics from science and application on agile software development, User Experience Design and Artificial Intelligence.enhttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/fwlogo.png100100https://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/index.htmlinfo@alexkirsch.com (Alex Kirsch)info@alexkirsch.com (Alex Kirsch)https://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/ai-bubble.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/ai-bubble.htmlAI has become much more than another technology hype cycle. The endless fundraising race has created the largest economic bubble in history, and it is about to burst any time. When that happens, what is to become of its accompanying technological and societal bubbles?Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/agile-and-optimization.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/agile-and-optimization.htmlNot only software development, but also management practices, are supposed to be agile. But why is agile not the silver bullet that many expect it to be? The answer is mindset. Without understanding what agile is about, it is doomed to fail. And the root problem is overoptimization.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Agile developmentDecision processesLimits of optimizationhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/making-of-todoListo.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/making-of-todoListo.htmlThis is probably the most expensive blog post I have ever written. I started todoListo as a little demo project for my website, as an example for explaining software prototyping in a blog post. More than two years later, todoListo is a software product, I have founded an LLC, have started a YouTube channel, and now I finally write my blog post. I have learned a lot in these two years and hope that some of my insights are also useful to others.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Agile developmentPrototypingtodoListohttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/chatGPT.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/chatGPT.htmlMy two cents on the ChatGPT debate.Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/ai-writing.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/ai-writing.htmlWe have entered a new era of absurdity when computational systems are being used to generate text. Obviously computers have no idea what they are writing about. Just the fact that systems such as Notion are starting to offer such services shows that many of the text material generated today is already meaningless. Some tongue-in-cheek thoughts on how this phenomenon applies to science.Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Artificial IntelligenceSciencehttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/decision-making.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/decision-making.htmlMaking good decisions seems to be the core of success. Over the years I have researched and experienced decision making from different angles. In this blog series I want to join these perspectives into a more coherent picture, focusing on aspects that I see underrepresented in the literature and public opinion.Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Decision processesCognitionSciencehttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/machinery-intelligence.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/machinery-intelligence.htmlAI is considered a fact, either being a reality already, or to be achieved in some near or distant future. But how can we be so certain that computers can be intelligent in the first place? Alan Turing famously argued in favor of intelligent computers. His claim has been questioned in former decades, and we still have no definite answer.Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Artificial IntelligenceHistory of AIhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/goals.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/goals.htmlGoals are a widespred concept in management and everyday life. Goals are also an important concept in Artificial Intelligence and I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to formulate and use goals to make computers do interesting things that are not in their nature. In doing so I have realized that goals are the wrong way, not only for AI systems, but also for our personal and professional decisions.Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Decision processesCognitionArtificial IntelligenceAgile developmenthttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/machine-learning.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/machine-learning.htmlThe machine learning hype has been raging for a decade or so, but the broad application of data science is not happening. A few observations and thoughts on the reasons for the discrepancy of public presentation and real application of machine learning.Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000Data ScienceMachine Learninghttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/buddhism-agile.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/buddhism-agile.htmlAgile development and design thinking have become widely accepted terms. Their power, however, lies not in the words, but in applying the underlying ideas. The teachings of Buddhism coincide with many of those ideas and can help to develop an agile mindset.Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000Agile developmentCognitionDecision processesUser Experience Designhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/copr-discussion.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/copr-discussion.htmlMy latest article has raised a discussion on philosophy and methodology of cognitive science among the reviewers and editor. I use this opportunity to continue my own pondering on what science—and especially good science—is.Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000Decision processesSciencehttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/what-is-ai.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/what-is-ai.htmlA fundamental problem in the public discussion is the missing definition of Artificial Intelligence. In this blog series I provide possible destinctions of AI from non-AI. Whatever anybody believes AI to be, one should make the definition clear before starting any discussion on the impacts of AI.Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000Artificial IntelligenceHistory of AIhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/article-esther.htmlhttps://www.alexkirsch.de/en/blog/article-esther.htmlIs the AI hype coming to an end? At least some journalists such as Esther Paniagua start to realize that AI is not radically changing the world.Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000Artificial Intelligence