Category: AI & Bots
“The height of nonsense”: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s 1987 argument that not everything should be AI makes perfect sense in 2026
In 1987, long before artificial intelligence became the mass-market obsession it is today, Computerworld convened a roundtable to discuss what was then a new and unsettled question: how AI might intersect with database systems. The roundtable, chaired by tech royalty Esther Dyson, brought together three sharply different perspectives. Tom Kehler of Intellicorp represented the expert…
How businesses can unlock the true value of modern log management
Without logs, it would be almost impossible to keep modern applications, cloud platforms, or customer-facing services running efficiently. Some might argue that logs are one of the most critical but least celebrated sources of truth in the digital era. At its core, log management is about turning raw system logs — unprocessed, detailed records of…
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Ray Kurzweil’s 1991 AI predictions feel strikingly familiar today
Back when artificial intelligence was still poorly understood outside research labs, Ray Kurzweil was already frustrated with how narrowly it was being discussed. In a 1991 interview with Computerworld, he pushed back forcefully against claims that AI had failed to live up to its promise. “That’s unfair, because every time we master a particular area…
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