Chad talks with Jason Stadther, director of engineering at TrueCar, about striking the right balance with AI in programming and its overall impact on the industry now and in the future.

Together they discuss the impact AI is currently having on junior developers and the potential impact it’s having on their career prospects, what happens to AI when it doesn’t have a reference for newly developed tools, how the internet is likely to change over the next decade, and Jason covers some key differences between AI and machine learning.

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Your guest for this episode has been Jason Stadther, you can connect with him over on LinkedIn, or check out his blog for more insights on his work.

Your host for this episode has been Chad Pytel. You can find Chad all over social media as @cpytel, or over on LinkedIn.

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