The Swyx Mixtape Swyx

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/plan-b-news-beat-ZoCrxdekY79/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/45dTtNCiIxqySG1lU5addY?si=SeMrk4FBR_yGc4NtG8Ll5Q

High Agency Pod Description
In this episode, I chatted with Shawn Wang about his upcoming AI engineering conference and what an AI engineer really is. It's been a year since he penned the viral essay "Rise of the AI Engineer' and we discuss if this new role will be enduring, the make up of the optimal AI team and trends in machine learning.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and background on Shawn Wang (Swyx)03:45 - Reflecting on the "Rise of the AI Engineer" essay07:30 - Skills and characteristics of AI Engineers12:15 - Team composition for AI products16:30 - Vertical vs. horizontal AI startups23:00 - Advice for AI product creators and leaders28:15 - Tools and buying vs. building for AI products33:30 - Key trends in AI research and development41:00 - Closing thoughts and information on the AI Engineer World Fair Summit

Jeff Lawson just bought The Onion.
This is one of my favorite episodes of their NPR podcast parody of Serial.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/a-very-fatal-murder/episode-5-part-1-did-my-tJbSp9yP2wU/

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/modern-web/modern-web-podcast-s12e03-rl_OLdGJHS8/

I made a new friend, Serena (sister of Malindi!) who was so impressive and thoughtful in the short time I have known her (cooking, language learning, finance/science management) that I asked her to write down her philosophy of Intentionality.
[00:02:05] Elements of Intentionality - Taste and Standards[00:05:17] Elements of Intentionality - Intentionality is All or Nothing[00:06:50] Serena's path to Intentionality[00:10:24] Elements of Intentionality - Fantasy[00:10:55] Elements of Intentionality - Tenacity & Resilience[00:14:13] Where to be Intentional - Relationships[00:17:48] Where to be Intentional - Art[00:19:50] Where to be Intentional - Work[00:24:30] Elements of Intentionality - Stubbornness[00:26:03] Journaling?[00:28:28] Listing Intentions?[00:30:52] Applying Intentionality - on a medium priority[00:37:32] Dropping Intentions[00:42:18] Serena asks: Why do you want to live your life with intentionality? [00:43:21] Serena asks: What is Intentionality for you?[00:47:06] Serena asks: What has kept you from Intentionality?[00:50:52] Intetionality is Lonely [00:52:38] PSA: Serena's eggs are amazing[00:53:08] Back to Health[00:57:24] Intentionality Inspirations - Ramit Sethi and Ira Glass[01:03:02] I should write more[01:06:45] Closing - Intentionality and Fulfilment

"Navigating AI and Software 3.0: A Tech Career Guide for Developers": a more beginner oriented podcast interview for a new Youtuber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5qfKKct6dc
here are the recommended resources for others who listened latent space university: https://www.latent.space/p/lsu-betaAI engineering 101+201 https://www.latent.space/p/aie-2023-workshopsAndrej Karpathy's software 2.0: https://karpathy.medium.com/software-2-0-a64152b37c35Voyager paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.16291January 10, 2024