Top technical talent is in short supply. According to hiring managers, technical roles now take over two months to fill, on average, with hiring difficulty increasing in recent years. This scarcity of tech talent is particularly acute in the realm of software development. Across industries, the race is on to create both internal tools and consumer-facing applications. As venture capitalist Marc Andreesen once put it, “In the future, every company will become a software company.” As that future draws ever closer, the skills needed to achieve this transformation are in high demand.

We are further down the road of A.I. As we grow in understanding, so, too, do we grow to understand its differences. In 2020, we can classify artificial intelligence into 4 distinct types. The types are loosely similar to Maslov’s hierarchy of needs, where the simplest level only requires basic functioning and the most advanced level is the Mohammad, Buddha, Christian Saint, all-knowing, all-seeing, self-aware consciousness.

Personal branding plays a crucial role in your success. Whether you’re aware of it or not, everyone has a personal brand or image that affects the way others see and think about you. That’s why your personal brand and image are so important in determining if you’re successful in life. Let me start with the personal branding definition first — a brand is basically a promise. When you have a brand, it’s a promise that you make and are known for keeping to the person who you are asking or trying to influence. Human beings decide emotionally and justify logically. If you have a good personal brand, people are willing to pay you more for your product or service and argue less.