In the beginning (of generative AI) (Interview)

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This week on The Changelog we’re talking with Joe Reis about data engineering and the beginning of generative AI. We discuss phone hacking via frequency, the role of a data engineer, this AI hype cycle we’re in, build vs buy, the disconnect between data analysts and the business, ethical considerations around AI-generated content, and more. We also discuss the tension between AI and traditional engineering, as well as the inevitability of AI integration into pretty much everything.

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Show Notes:

• Data Engineering in 2024. What I’m Seeing.
• The Salt Shaker Theory of Leadership

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Capitole

1. This week on The Changelog (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Synadia (00:01:27)

https://www.synadia.com/changelog

3. Joe, recovering data scientist (00:05:49)

4. Evolution of data science (00:07:45)

5. Changing titles (00:10:23)

6. How we named Practical AI (00:11:20)

7. Riding the AI wave (00:15:16)

8. Boring stuff is exciting (00:19:20)

9. Skillset of a data engineer (00:22:03)

10. Build vs Buy (00:25:29)

11. Sponsor: Tailscale (00:29:18)

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12. Disconnect between analysts and business (00:32:12)

13. Keep the main thing the main thing (00:33:46)

14. Slow down check yourself (00:35:45)

15. The salt shaker theory of leadership (00:38:22)

16. Current view on the market (00:42:46)

17. Poor AI generated content (00:46:28)

18. Human touch (00:49:16)

19. AI and handmade goods (00:54:17)

20. Sponsor: Read Write Own (00:57:06)

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21. AI assisted creativity (00:58:28)

22. AI's influence on the next generation (01:01:49)

23. AI is just another tool (01:03:54)

24. Concerns of Smart Phone addiction (01:07:05)

25. Celebrity photos (01:12:38)

26. Origins of Jiujitsu (01:14:02)

27. Future of AI in workflows (01:16:21)

28. The generational shift (01:19:08)

29. This was a good conversation (01:20:44)

30. Listener suggestion (01:21:33)

31. Something new is coming! (01:22:22)