Broken AI Discourse with Steve Klabnik

Broken AI Discourse with Steve Klabnik

July 4, 2025 · 1h 20m · Season 1 · Episode 108

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Steve Klabnik discusses the broken state of AI discourse with Richard Feldman, exploring the extremes of hype and hate in the conversation around AI.

Longtime Rust contributor Steve Klabnik talks with Richard about the broken state of AI discourse, from excessive hype to excessive hate, and reasonable alternatives we could pursue instead. Steve's blog post: "I am disappointed in the AI discourse" - https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-am-disappointed-in-the-ai-discourse/ Deep dive into why Rust's compile times are slow: https://www.pingcap.com/blog/rust-compilation-model-calamity/ Y Combinator partners on "100x productivity" claims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACHfKmZMr8&t=155s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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