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Coding got easy with AI but the engineering remains. You have to know what to build, recognize when the machine is wrong, and design systems that work at scale. Here I share lessons from using AI in production.

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5 articles from 2024 · show all

October 2024

Yes, AI will "take" your job. No, you won't mind

Is the job to get things done or to memorize trivia and solve cute coding puzzles?

June 2024

Using AI to spark connections at a conference

We built an AI algorithm to help you find interesting people to talk to at a conference. And make sure it's not awkward

May 2024

Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests

If you derive tests from your implementation, you can't apply the Beyonce rule. What if the code is wrong and that wasn't the programmer's intent? We'll never know. The bug now exists in both places.

March 2024

How to start playing with generative AI

Generative AI is entering the early adopters phase of Moore's technology cycle. Lots of people have been asking me for the quickest and cheapest way to get started.

January 2024

How I Added a Related Articles Feature on Swizec.com Using GPT-4 Embeddings

Making 15 years of blog archives easier to navigate with AI and cosine similarity to build a related articles featur