Ep. #85, AI/LLM in Software Teams: What’s Working and What’s Next with Dr. Cat Hicks

About this episode

Dr. Cat Hicks discusses the impact of AI on software teams, focusing on psychological and social dynamics.

In episode 85 of o11ycast, Dr. Cat Hicks unpacks AI’s impact on software teams from a psychological and social-science perspective. Along with Ken, Jess, and Austin, she explores how AI magnifies long-standing tensions between solitary and collaborative models of development, and how fears about AI often reflect deeper issues like undervaluing collaboration or having unrealistic productivity expectations. The discussion also explores empathy, theory of mind, and pluralistic ignorance, highlighting why developers may prepare more for AI than for each other.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Cat Hicks

Topics covered

• AI
• software teams
• psychology
• social science
• collaboration
• productivity

Keywords

• empathy
• theory of mind
• pluralistic ignorance

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