Daniel Feldman, an AI expert, and Corey dive into social media snark, GenAI's current state, fun with AI tools, hindrances caused by product excitement, using AI for practical purposes, and even indulge in some karaoke. The conversation also touches on industry trends, AI online backlash, and Corey's conference attire. The episode provides insights into AI creativity, version numbering quirks, navigating tech conferences, and balancing privacy with recognition.
Finding balance in sharing tech insights on social media while upholding confidentiality.
Balancing practicality and hype in utilizing AI tools for software engineering.
Deep dives
The Significance of Markdown Technology
Markdown is a versatile technology that serves as a foundation for numerous systems. The episode highlights the impressive nature of creating a tool like Markdown, which is integral to countless products, showcasing the complexity and impact of this meta technology in various tech environments, drawing attention to the extensive role it plays in the tech industry.
Challenges of Social Media Sharing in Technology
The podcast delves into the difficulties of sharing insights from the tech industry on social media platforms like Twitter. The discussion revolves around the limitations faced by professionals, such as security experts, in sharing specific details from their work due to client confidentiality and the need to uphold professional standards, shedding light on the balance between social media engagement and client privacy.
Perceptions and Realities of Artificial Intelligence
The episode explores the nuanced perspective on artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the difference between the utility of AI tools and the exaggerated enthusiasm surrounding AI technologies. The conversation delves into the speaker's nuanced view on the transformative potential of AI, balancing its practicality with a critical stance against overselling its impact on businesses and daily operations.
Practical Applications of Generative AI in Coding
The podcast outlines the speaker's experience with generative AI in coding, specifically discussing how AI aids in automating tedious coding tasks like creating API endpoints. The speaker highlights the efficiency AI brings to software engineering by streamlining processes, despite occasional errors and limitations in handling complex coding tasks, showcasing the benefits and challenges of integrating AI in software development.
Social media snark and rightfully criticizing industry trends? This episode of Screaming featuring Daniel Feldman must be a match made in heaven for Corey. Daniel’s wit is only matched by his engineering expertise, and his insights help us examine the current state of GenAI. This conversation breaks down how you can have fun with today’s AI tools, why product excitement can often hinder advancement, and even carries a tune with a bit of karaoke. As a bonus, Daniel indulges Corey about his signature conference attire. If you ever wanted to learn more about Mr. Quinn’s suit game, then this is the episode for you!
(28:32) Getting publicly recognized for Twitter posts
(30:43) Where to find Daniel
About Daniel Feldman:
Daniel Feldman is working on new projects in the service identity space. He previously was an early engineer at Scytale and deployed SPIFFE service identity at over a dozen companies. Before that, he was a principal software engineer at Veritas.