Fallthrough

AI is a divisive topic. Some people are AI boosters while others are AI doomers. And then there are those of us who sit in the middle, feeling both sides are not just wrong but that they aren't experiencing a shared reality with the rest of us. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined by Steve Klabnik to talk about the state of AI and the discourse around it.

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Notes:

Table of Contents:
  • Prologue (01:35)
  • Chapter 1: Chemistry Is Just Alchemy Rebranded (07:30)
  • Chapter 2: Quantity Is A Quality All On Its Own (15:57)
  • Chapter 3: Optimizing The Individual, Not The Collective (25:39)
  • Chapter 4: What Is Fun? (30:09)
  • Chapter 5: Balancing The Good And The Bad [Supporter Only] (38:18)
  • Chapter 6: The Art of Constructive Criticism [Supporter Only] (38:28)
  • Chapter 7: Embracing The Meta (38:44)
  • Chapter 8: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular (44:56)
  • Chapter 9: What Is A Computer? (51:29)
  • Chapter 10: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular Part II (01:09:24)
  • Epilogue (01:14:09)

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  • (01:35) - Prologue
  • (07:30) - Chapter 1: Chemistry Is Just Alchemy Rebranded
  • (15:57) - Chapter 2: Quantity Is A Quality All On Its Own
  • (25:39) - Chapter 3: Optimizing The Individual, Not The Collective
  • (30:09) - Chapter 4: What Is Fun?
  • (38:18) - Chapter 5: Balancing The Good And The Bad [Supporter Only]
  • (38:28) - Chapter 6: The Art of Constructive Criticism [Supporter Only]
  • (38:44) - Chapter 7: Embracing The Meta
  • (44:56) - Chapter 8: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular
  • (51:29) - Chapter 9: What Is A Computer?
  • (01:09:24) - Chapter 10: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular Part II
  • (01:14:09) - Epilogue

Creators and Guests

Host
Kris Brandow
Host
Matthew Sanabria
Matthew is an engineering leader focused on building reliable, scalable, and observable systems. Matthew is known for using his breadth and depth of experience to add value in minimal context situations and help great people become great engineers through mentoring. Matthew serves the Go community as a member of GoBridge. In his spare time, Matthew spends time with his family, helps grow his wife's chocolate business, works on home improvement projects, and reads technical resources to learn and tinker.
Guest
Steve Klabnik

What is Fallthrough?

A deep and nuanced conversational podcast focused on technology, software, and computing.