Reading up on Workday
6 deep · digging since feb 05
- AI, tools and transformation — Benedict Evans
Benedict Evans argues AI won’t make everyone a tool‑builder because real software adoption requires spotting needs, institutionalizing solutions, and navigating organizational change, not just easier code generation.
- Bot vs Bot - The Primitive Puppet Show
The modern job search is a bot-vs-bot arms race, and the only way out is direct human hiring, not automated submissions.
- The AI agent bottleneck isn't model performance — it's permissions
Workday's Sana platform addresses the enterprise AI agent bottleneck by embedding permission governance directly into its system of record, solving identity and accuracy for HR and finance workflows.
- Companies Aren’t Ripping Out Business Software for AI. Here’s What They’re Doing Instead. - WSJ
Large corporations are not replacing core business software with AI, but are using AI to build small custom apps and negotiate better vendor deals.
- Slop Terrifies Me
The HN discussion on AI slop reveals deep divisions over whether cheap, good-enough software from LLMs will destroy craft or just accelerate existing quality declines.
- AI Won’t Kill the Software Business, Just Its Growth Story - WSJ
Despite AI-driven selloffs in software stocks, replacing complex enterprise platforms like Salesforce or Workday with AI is impractical due to their deep subject-matter expertise.