Listen "120: Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?"
Episode Synopsis
It’s been almost 3 weeks since the React Compiler hit v1.0 and Jack gives an update on the ease of adding it to a React-based project and immediate performance improvement he’s seen from it. Popular AI-powered IDE Cursor just released v2.0, and it’s going hard on the agent mode, offering things like: a multi-agent interface where agents can run in parallel working on the same task with different models, and a new frontier model that’s 4x faster.Then the hosts then get existential about whether the AI hype bubble is about to burst, if it’s really capable of stealing anyone’s jobs, and how much you should trust an LLM when making decisions about things like the tech stack for a new project. Timestamps:1:43 - React Compiler 1.08:13 - Cursor 2.022:28 - AI discussion on bubbles and more43:13 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - AI: bubbles and more bubbles, employment impact, and proper useJack - React Compiler 1.0TJ - Cursor 2.0What Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Heated Under Desk Foot RestJack - The Toxic Avenger movieTJ - A London reporter interviewed the wrong Bill DeBlasioThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast
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