John Petit

Boston College '23 | Tech Trek Fall 2021 #BCSTT

[John Petit @john_petit18]

@JackRussell776 It's also eye-opening how much power and influence Amazon has over so many businesses. It's kind of similar to the Facebook outage a couple months ago where people realized just how much they use those services. #BCSTT

[John Petit @john_petit18]

If you're a fan of craft beer (or any beer), check out my book review on So You Want to Start a Brewery?: The Lagunitas Story by Tony Magee. #BCSTT
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@Carolineeshea It's wild to imagine a world where the Cleveland Circle Chipotle is actually efficient. If anywhere needs the help of robots, it's there. #BCSTT

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@edumendes44 It seems hard to not have an overarching voice in a company. The article mentioned that they had a co-CEO before and he stepped down, I'm curious what the reason was and whether history will repeat itself. #BCSTT #D

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This seems like a positive potential use of ML. I wonder if this would work with social media trolls as well. Would that lead to freedom of speech concerns? #BCSTT #D
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[John Petit @john_petit18]

Someone wrote a blog post on VAR a few weeks ago, here we can see it being further implemented. We'll see how it goes over if they end up using it at the World Cup. #BCSTT
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@edumendes44 @makenziegor Lots of companies are worried about modernizing their operations and keeping up with innovations. It makes sense that they'd want CS-type people on that front. #BCSTT

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@aly_steichen I think it will continue to grow since it seems like BeerOrCoffee and other companies like it are just getting off the ground. As more office-based companies start to notice this, they'll want to cut their costs for sure. #BCSTT

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@brookeyoakam7 I remember one of the Thrasio guys telling us back in October to buy Christmas presents way ahead of time. They deal with Amazon on a daily basis and know how bad the shipping situation is. #BCSTT

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@OliverJoness8 Those are super interesting. Once I saw IKEA I immediately thought about how every time I've ever been there I got food or something else besides furniture. They've made their stores a place you actually want to go. Crazy how well some businesses know how people act. #BCSTT

[John Petit @john_petit18]

AI hiring is biased just like we are. Hopefully more places will pass laws like this, making employers show how their algorithms work. #BCSTT #D
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[John Petit @john_petit18]

If you haven't yet, check out my blog post on no code and low code platforms! #BCSTT
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[John Petit @john_petit18]

@profkane Wow, that really is similar. It's so weird to me that stadiums I've grown up with like Gillette were named after these random companies. Kind of shines a light on how commercialized sports have become. #BCSTT

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This is getting deserved hate, but it also shows how much crypto is entering the mainstream. How will this affect the visibility of crypto across the US? #BCSTT #D
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[John Petit @john_petit18]

@PatrickFlan9 I hadn't really thought about this as something to improve recruiting but it makes sense. Applies to all businesses, good social media content is really valuable. #BCSTT

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@JohnMcL04 @edumendes44 I agree, I think the main thing that would need to change is the cost. If trains were cheaper than flights for similar distances, I think a lot of people would take them. Just telling people it's better for the environment probably wouldn't cause as much change. #BCSTT

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@Carolineeshea Other than as a novelty thing, I'm not really sure this will change their business outlook. That doesn't make it a bad idea though, worth a shot at least. #BCSTT

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@MattRojas99 Apple Pay is the natural place where crypto would be introduced. Maybe more importantly, Apple using crypto would legitimize it and encourage larger/more established companies to start using it. #BCSTT

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Odd take in my opinion. If he wants kids to learn financial concepts in high school, there are other, more useful ones that should be put in curriculums first. Interesting to see crypto making its way into politics though. #BCSTT https://t.co/oUzgqe5n9y

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@Carolineeshea This reminds me of the models used in the 2008 real estate bubble based on past data that didn't apply anymore. The real estate market has acted unusually because of COVID and that's something an AI model using pre-COVID data would have a hard time making sense of. #BCSTT