1006: In Case You Missed It in June 2026
About this episode
This episode discusses the shifting moats in technology, the concept of vibe coding, the noise levels in AI data centers, and the self-awareness of data scientists.
In this month's episode of ICYMI, hear from Chip Huyen, Andrey Kurenkov, Frank Basso and Gilbert Eijkelenboom, discussing why moats are shifting toward physical systems and accumulated product intuition, how Astrocade built vibe coding before the term existed, what it's really like inside a deafeningly loud AI data center, why only 15% of people are technically self-aware and whether AGI requires anything like consciousness. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/1006 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (00:00) The Cost of Building Software Is Going to Zero — Now What? (10:18) We Built Vibe Coding Before Anyone Called It That (21:08) AI Data Centers Are Louder Than a Rock Concert (28:39) Why 85% of Data Scientists Can't Communicate Their Work (33:46) Are Humans Also Just Predicting the Next Token?
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Host: Jon Krohn
Guests: Chip Huyen, Andrey Kurenkov, Frank Basso, Gilbert Eijkelenboom
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Organizations: Astrocade
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