S2 E11 - From the origin of APIs to the future of AI

About this episode

Tim O’Reilly discusses the origins of the API Economy and the future of APIs in the context of AI.

In this episode, Mike, Matt, and guest co-host Stephen Fishman sit down with Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media. Tim recalls the origins of the API Economy and "Web 2.0", assesses the impacts of AI on the current digital landscape, and envisions the future of APIs–including MCP, open ecosystems, and the emergence of semantic networks.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Matt

Guests: Stephen Fishman, Tim O’Reilly

Topics covered

• API Economy
• AI impacts
• Web 2.0
• future of APIs
• open ecosystems
• semantic networks

Keywords

• APIs
• AI
• Web 2.0
• digital landscape
• semantic networks
• open ecosystems
• MCP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: O’Reilly Media

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