Is AI Taking Our Jobs? Real Talk with Tech Pros Who've Seen It All

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI on tech jobs and addresses misconceptions surrounding it with guest Randall Phillips.

Notable, Black & in Tech is where real tech conversations happen—from seasoned software engineers to hardware wizards, we're pulling back the curtain on what it's like being Black in tech. In this episode, we welcome back Randall Phillips for a deep dive into the current AI buzz. Is it really coming for our jobs, or is it just hype? Tune in as we chop it up about: AI’s real impact on tech careers Misconceptions fueled by social media and Hollywood Classic developer stories from legacy code rewrites to TI-83 hacks The dream (and danger) of robot DJs powered by AI 🎧 Follow, subscribe, and stay connected with us at https://www.notablebit.com . And don’t forget to find us on Instagram at @NotableBit . We’re Notable. We’re Black. We’re in Tech. And today—we might be DJing too.

People in this episode

Host: B Donald Harris

Guest: Randall Phillips

Topics covered

• AI impact on jobs
• Black in tech
• misconceptions about AI
• developer stories
• robot DJs

Keywords

• AI
• jobs
• Black in tech
• misconceptions
• developer stories
• robot DJs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notable, Black & in Tech, TI-83

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