30 - AI Tools That Give Agency
The Good Stuff
Right Tool for the Right Subtask
They note cheaper simpler models often suffice for routine tasks and value model selection per subtask.
The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 30: AI Tools That Give Agency
00:00 - Episode 30 milestone and introduction
00:35 - Vibe coding workshop recap: tired, distracted, hectic
00:49 - Challenge: normies building Bitcoin wallets from phones
01:30 - Learning DNS, routing, and nginx on the fly
01:58 - Workshop success despite constraints
02:09 - Lost internet, crammed courtroom, Starlink saves the day
02:37 - 15 people build custom Bitcoin wallets in 30 minutes
03:33 - Group learning dynamics and organic collaboration
04:14 - Reverse engineering the Replit stack
05:12 - Why CLI tools create barriers for normies
05:55 - Inventing app hosting inside Wingman
06:22 - Building subdomain routing and DNS management
08:30 - Reverse proxying and security considerations
10:45 - Phone-based development: the ultimate accessibility test
13:00 - Wingman as "replete for your own box"
15:20 - Users own their data and infrastructure
17:30 - Local LLMs vs cloud models: the sovereignty question
20:00 - Replit's business model vs individual agency
22:45 - Building tools for non-technical users
25:15 - File browser, code editor, and hosting in one
27:30 - Workshop format: chaos, breakthrough moments, and Bitcoin transfers
30:00 - Vibe coding: removing friction from creation
32:15 - AI as enabler of individual agency
34:45 - Small business vs enterprise: different needs
37:00 - Not convincing boards, just building what works
39:30 - Corporate products vs tools for builders
42:00 - Model flexibility: switching between providers
44:15 - Data sovereignty and GitHub integration concerns
46:30 - Bringing AI into your infrastructure, not vice versa
48:45 - Local models for sensitive business data
51:00 - Model selection: right tool for the task
53:30 - Microsoft Copilot vs Wingman positioning
54:36 - Building for small business, not enterprise
56:00 - Access to models without vendor lock-in
56:55 - Enabling agency rather than creating dependency
57:20 - Data access without platform lock-in
58:13 - Model selection: cheaper models for simple tasks
59:00 - Terminal amnesia: the universal developer experience
59:15 - Future: natural language command execution
59:53 - Model lobotomization drama and platform switching
01:00:08 - "That could have been a Wingman" - wrap up
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