Our winning entry was an automation tool. We'd write down the kind of tests we want to see. It would convert it to cucumber, write the Jira descriptions, then make a git PR, link the ticket, and create the notification on Slack to approve the PR. We already had the systems to run the tests on the PR which was an added bonus.
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#22Compare two specifications and summarize the differences (not a word-by-word diff).
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#23Ask it to write a sitcom comedy screenplay about a software team asked to do exactly this same situation, but where it goes disastrously wrong. Give enough info to the prompt to make it parody your own company. Make sure it's not offensive.
Then use an AI image generator to generate cartoon pictures for the characters in the screenplay.
Then use an AI voice system to generate all the voices for it.
Then put it all together as a video, present it as a early storyboard concept pitching to them for funding to turn into a full TV series.
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#24The knee-jerk anti-hackday reactions are all so tedious. I guess at the end of the day we all get the autonomy we deserve.
I completely agree. The hack-day we had at work was the most fun work day I had in the last year. Getting to spend paid working time building something cool, without being tied to any stakeholder input or organization processes was a super fun experience.
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#25I would work on generating phishing emails based on public information I could collect about colleagues/managers. Bonus if you manage to trick the CEO. Call this an "AI-powered security audit".
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#26Have AI intelligently solve my git merge conflicts. Please.
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#27Bit of a controversial opinion (since we are on a programmer's forum) but if you just want to soley focus on the "AI" part and not get bogged down by the code, use a no-code tool like flowise (https://flowiseai.com/) or even better, n8n (https://n8n.io). You will create 100x more successful "showcase-able" AI experiments in the same time it'll take to spin up one from scratch - and guaranteed to have a lot more fun doing so!
Some inspiration here: https://n8n.io/workflows/?categories=AI
I've been creating both experimental and paid AI workflows in n8n since May. Happy to walk you through how to get started.
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#28Hackdays are great ways to work with other people in the company and show your product chops to executives. You should ask yourself, what is your strategy for this hackday? Is it to impress an executive, make your boss proud? Don't show too much engagement for the hackday or your boss and executives will question why you don't act like that every day.
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#30Anything worth it should be done for yourself, not for someone else's company
If OP comes up with three good ideas before the hack day he/she can work on #2 or #3 and keep #1 for themself.
However, some of us have zero desire to launch our own company, so in that case it’s not an issue at all.