Kelsey Hightower

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This stage of the AI push reminds me of peak cryptocurrency, which was supposed to change everything. I was never afraid of blockchain the technology, I was afraid of the people behind it, and their vision for the future.

"It's unacceptable that Chinese open source AI models may have been built on IP theft". They are so close. Now do OpenAI and Anthropic next.

I'm not excited by what AI can do. I'm excited by what I can do.

I talk to a lot of startups building security tools for AI agents, and my advice to all of them is, treat AI agents like malware. Even if agents provide a lot of value to those who use them, agents are a security nightmare to those who have to secure them.

AI is a trojan horse. Accept the gift with caution.

If I wasn't retired, I'd be going deep on LLMs to avoid getting fired, and remain marketable. However, I wouldn't allow an LLM to do work for me without eventually learning how to do it too. I'd use an LLM as a tool, not a replacement. I'd also start contributing to an open weight model as a hedge.

I get the same reactions telling people I don't use AI that I get at celebrations when I tell people I don't drink.

I'm pretty generous with my time, with one exception, AI. I love interacting with people. Not their bots.

AI isn't a fad. Talking about AI all the time is.

I can't help but read these ideas of software factories powered by "AI" as a remix of the existing software development lifecycle.