Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast AI #149: 3
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Jan 1, 2026 The discussion dives into the evolving landscape of language models and the significant impact they have on coding and job markets. Insights reveal how AI could soon write much of the code we rely on. Topics range from deepfake technology and its detection challenges to public concerns about AI's potential risks. The conversation also touches on the preference for human doctors over AI, reflecting societal fears and expectations. Finally, there's a thought-provoking exploration of regulatory needs amid rapid AI advancements.
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Democratized AI Is Here
- Cheap subscriptions give near-universal access to powerful LLMs and democratize advanced assistance.
- Zvi recommends Claude as a strong single pick and notes even free tiers remain impressive.
Claude Code Replaced Boris's Commits
- Boris Cherney reports Claude Code wrote every line of his recent 259 PRs and 40K lines added in 30 days.
- The project shows LLMs can run for hours and replace a developer's direct coding work.
Coding Now Has A New Abstraction Layer
- Programmers face a new abstraction layer of agents, prompts, and stochastic tools to master.
- Zvi and Andrej Karpathy both report the profession is being dramatically refactored by agent tooling.