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274: AI testing AI? A look at CriticGPT
In this episode, we speak with Rob Whiteley, CEO of Coder, about OpenAI's recent announcement of CriticGPT, a new AI model that provides critiques of ChatGPT responses in order to help the humans training GPT model better evaluate outputs during reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLFH). According to OpenAI, CriticGPT isn't perfect, but it does help trainers catch more problems than they do on their own.Key talking points include:The downsides of having AI testing the quality of other AI modelsWhy it's important to be specific about what types of errors the model is allowed to look forIs this another example of rushing into AI?
273: Developing software-defined vehicles (with Planview's Cameron van Orman)
In this episode, we interview Cameron van Orman, chief strategy & marketing officer and GM of Automotive Solutions at Planview. He has a lot of insight into software-defined vehicles and what goes into making them, and offers thoughts on: How automakers are adapting to merge digital experiences into their carsEnsuring predictability and visibility into the software supply chain of vehiclesWhat goes into making sure these complex software systems don't fail in any capacitySubscription services driving up the total cost of ownership for car ownersTechnical debt at auto manufacturers
272: 10 emerging technologies to watch in 2024 (with Forrester's Brian Hopkins)
In this episode, SD Times news editor Jenna Barron interviews Brian Hopkins, VP of Emerging Tech Portfolio at Forrester, about the company's Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2024 list.They talk about:The shift from generative AI to agentic AIHow AI agents are giving way to a number of other emerging technologiesSplitting generative AI into two categories: text and visualHow AI is influencing security advancesRead the list: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/top-10-emerging-technologies-for-2024/
271: Lessons NOT learned from CrowdStrike outages (with Parasoft's Arthur Hicken)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Arthur Hicken, chief evangelist at Parasoft, about the recent CrowdStrike outages.They talk about:How we've become complacent in being okay with not knowing the quality standards of the software we useThe battle between productivity and technical debtAre companies updating software too frequently?
270: Solving the issue of stale feature flags (with Lekko's Konrad Niemic)
In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein speaks to Konrad Niemic, founder and CEO of Lekko about: What feature flags are"Stale flags" and why they're an issueWhy dynamic feature flags helps cut down on stale flags
269: The Safety-Critical Rust Consortium launches (with the Rust Foundation's Bec Rumbul)
In this episode, we speak to Bec Rumbul, executive director and CEO of the Rust Foundation, about the new Safety-Critical Rust Consortium, a subgroup dedicated to advancing the use of the Rust language in safety-critical software, such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, utilities, etc. She talks about why Rust is a good choice for these applications, why they're focusing on providing more support to developers using Rust in these safety-critical software, and the goals of the consortium. Learn more about the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium here: https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/safety-critical-rust-consortium-forms-at-the-rust-foundation/
268: Evaluating the ROI of AI implementation (with Exasol's Madeleine Corneli)
In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Madeleine Corneli, lead product manager of AI/ML at Exasol, about how companies can assess the actual ROI of their AI investments. Key talking points include:What metrics to trackHow to analyze metrics and adaptFiguring out the right questions to askAdvice for getting started tracking metrics related to AI
267: Why over half of developers are experiencing burnout (with Jellyfish's Andrew Lau)
In this episode, SD Times News Editor Jenna Barron interviews Andrew Lau, CEO and co-founder of Jellyfish, about Jellyfish's 2024 State of Engineering report. Some of the main findings were that 65% of respondents experienced burnout in the last year and that engineers are now having more of a say in business strategy than they have in the past.Key talking points:The factors contributing to burnout todayWhat leaders can do to cut down on burnoutEngineers are now informing business strategyReferenced in this episode: Jellyfish's 2024 State of Engineering Management Report: https://jellyfish.co/resources/2024-state-of-engineering-management-report/Our writeup of the report: https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/report-software-engineers-increasingly-seen-as-strategic-business-partners/Jellyfish's 5-9 podcast: https://jellyfish.co/5-to-9-podcast/
266: Privacy concerns with Apple Intelligence and Apple's partnership with OpenAI (with Tabnine's Brandon Jung)
In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Brandon Jung, VP of ecosystem and business development for Tabnine about his concerns with Apple's partnership with OpenAI, which was announced alongside Apple Intelligence as a way to pull in real-world knowledge from ChatGPT for questions Apple's own model cannot answer. They discuss: Why it's surprising that Apple decided to partner with OpenAIThe lack of transparency into Apple's own modelWhy open source models are better for innovation
265: The impact of impolite chatbot behavior on a company's customer service reputation
In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times, interviews Michelle Avery, group VP of AI at WillowTree, about a recent survey the company did on rude chatbots.Key talking points include: What we mean by "rude bot behavior"What goes into creating a chatbot that is politeHow organizations can measure politeness of a chatbotOn the flip side, humans can be rude to bots too
264: Extending OpenTelemetry to the mobile ecosystem (with Embrace's Andrew Tunall)
In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of SD Times, interviews Andrew Tunall, head of product at Embrace, a mobile observability company. They talk about:What it takes to get mobile observability rightThe challenges companies might face when trying to get observability into mobile appsOpenTelemetry's role in mobile observability Access Embrace's open source mobile observability SDKs here: https://github.com/embrace-io
263: Getting past the hype of AI development tools (with Honeycomb's Phillip Carter)
In this episode, SD Times news editor Jenna Barron interviews Phillip Carter, principal product manager for Honeycomb's AI offerings. Key talking points:Experienced developers will derive greater value from these tools than newer devsTesting is one area where they're really helpful for devs regardless of experience levelGetting past the hype of what the creators of these tools are promising and setting realistic expectationsHow tools will get better for developers over time
262: What you missed from Broadcom's 2024 VSM Summit (with Broadcom's Laureen Knudsen)
*This episode sponsored by Broadcom*In this episode, SD Times Editor in Chief David Rubinstein talks to Laureen Knudsen, chief transformation officer at Broadcom. They recap Broadcom's 2024 VSM Summit and look forward to what's coming next year. To access the summit on-demand: https://enterprise-software.broadcom.com/vsm-virtual-summit-2024-on-demand To nominate a company for next year's Wavemaker: Broadcom.com/wavemaker
261: An interdisciplinary approach to responsible AI advancement (with University of Maryland Professor Hal Daumé III)
While we largely talk about AI's impact on software development here at SD Times, the reality is that AI will impact nearly every discipline, from business to finance to education to journalism. The University of Maryland recently launched Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) as a collaborative hub for AI research across different departments and subjects.Hal Daumé III, AIM's inaugural director and a Volpi-Cupal Family Endowed Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, joins us in this episode to talk about AIM's formation, goals, and the role educators have in teaching students how to use AI to properly prepare them for the future workforce.
260: Why development secrets end up in the wild and how to stop that (with Bitwarden's Gina Tran)
In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of SD Times, is joined by Gina Tran, director of product for Bitwarden. They talk about the ever growing problem of secrets getting leaked into production, and why it happens. They also talk about how to prevent this problem and what improvements she has seen in secrets management practices over the last couple of years. Related reading: 1. The key to successful secrets management is to make the best way the easiest way2. Implement a good secrets management practice to reduce your security risk