The Joe Reis Show The Truth About AI Agents, Hardware Wars, and Mixed Model Arts. Freestyle Fridays w/ Matt Housley
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Dec 5, 2025 Matt Housley, host of the It's About Data podcast and an expert in data and AI, joins to discuss the AI industry’s current trends and issues. They critique the hype surrounding AI agents, suggesting the market may be premature. The duo dives into the hardware wars between Google and NVIDIA, and the 'brain-damaged' state of current LLMs. They also address the 'enshittification' of the internet and preview Joe's upcoming Mixed Model Arts project, advocating for pragmatic approaches in data modeling.
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Agents Are Prematurely Hyped
- Agents are hyped but still immature and often overpromised by vendors.
- Practical systems mix deterministic software with LLMs rather than full agent replacement.
Augment Code, Don't Replace It
- Use deterministic software plus targeted LLM augmentation instead of full agent rewrites.
- Prioritize governance, privacy, and cost when designing enterprise AI systems.
AI Factories Matter For Regulated Workloads
- AI factories (private on-prem AI infrastructure) solve privacy, governance, and data-gravity problems for enterprises.
- These solutions matter especially in regulated industries and regions like the EU.
