Is Claude the Most Underrated AI Tool Right Now? - Ep. 54

Claude is outperforming GPT-4 for developers - and Cursor is turning engineering into a product manager’s game. In this episode, the founders unpack how they’re using Claude every day, why function calling is such a big deal, and what it means for the future of dev work.

They also explore the decline of protected research time in medicine, the rise of hedge fund PhDs, and what happens when traditional career paths start to break down.

(1:12) Why Claude models are still top among developers

(5:45) OpenAI’s push with O3, O4, and developer market share

(9:30) Will any model “win”? Or will there be long-term rotation?

(13:00) Claude vs GPT-4 vs LLaMA – productivity insights

(16:12) The Meta argument: “Facebook never really left”

(18:56) Meta’s dominance in social and future with AR/VR

(22:40) The AI “dumbbell theory” – value at the top and bottom

(26:15) Are we in a new recession or just reallocation?

(29:20) Protected time for researchers in economic downturns

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