The process vs. conversation framing is a good way to put it. Most companies trying AI are treating it like a search bar upgrade. The ones actually getting ROI are using it to automate the stuff that was quietly draining engineer time.
Turning everyday business problems into technology solutions.
I've been working on a restaurant automation project, and it's been quite an interesting experience.
The idea started with observing how a restaurant manages its everyday operations and thinking about how technology could make things simpler.
Over the past few days, I've worked on designing, developing and integrating the different parts of the system.
The initial version is now deployed for Diwali operations. There are still a few things to refine, but it's exciting to see something that started as an idea actually being used in a business.
What I particularly enjoyed about this project was that it wasn't about building technology for the sake of it. It was about understanding an existing process and finding a practical way to improve it.
That's the kind of problem-solving I want to spend more time doing.