Learn to Code, Kids

About this episode

The episode discusses vibe coding, creativity, AI tools, and mid-century modern architecture.

Cheap Talk takes a break from IR to discuss vibe coding; the CheapTalkBot origin story; new opportunities to express creativity via vibe coding; mid-century modern architecture in Palm Springs; whether non-programmers can really do this; ChatGPT vs. Claude; context windows in AI tools; the use of AI for Retrieval Augmented Generation; and Marcus isn’t being creative enough The opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary. Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted. Further Exploring: Check out Jeff’s Palm Springs Scavenger Hunt App See all Cheap Talk episodes

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Kaplow, Marcus Holmes

Topics covered

• vibe coding
• AI tools
• creativity
• mid-century modern architecture
• technology

Keywords

• vibe coding
• AI
• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Palm Springs
• creativity
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: William & Mary

Products: CheapTalkBot, ChatGPT, Claude

Places: Palm Springs

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