Episodes - May 20, 2025

AI is rapidly changing the job market, but who benefits? Explore a new framework that looks beyond skill level to AI’s relative performance, revealing how automation and augmentation play out within occupations and hinting at the jobs best positioned for growth in the AI era.

After a year working with LLMs, we’ve distilled key practices for prompting, RAG, and evaluation. Learn how to structure inputs, optimize workflows, evaluate outputs effectively, and tackle persistent challenges like hallucinations. Ship robust, reliable AI applications.

Is coding essential for engineering managers today? We dive into what “being in the code” really means for EM impact and explore practical ways for managers to stay technical without becoming a bottleneck. It’s more nuanced than just writing features.