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The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(1:47) Weekend recap and political debate analysis
(10:50) Media's role in political coverage
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(16:12) The weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI and that TechCrunch article
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(29:20) Discussion on DEI vs MEI and meritocracy in Silicon Valley
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(42:39) Amazon buys Adeptโ€™s key talent
(52:20) Chime's acquisition of Salt Labs

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Mentioned on the show:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/dei-more-like-common-decency-and-silicon-valley-is-saying-no-thanks
https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar
https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/microsoft-hires-inflection-founders-to-run-new-consumer-ai-division
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kna9E_3kFF0
https://www.chime.com/blog/chime-acquires-enterprise-employee-rewards-company-salt-labs
https://www.saltlabs.com

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10 People + AI = Billion Dollar Company?

As AI continues to evolve and advance, a line of thinking has emerged that humans will no longer need to learn how to write code in the future. If so, could this mean that a staff of ten or less could create a unicorn? The hosts of Lightcone analyze this prediction and discuss whether it has merit.
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0:00 Coming Up
0:51 What Jensen Huang said about coding
1:38 Now that computers can code, what does this mean for CS?
3:16 How good are AI programmers right now?
11:44 Good ideas come from the building process
14:50 The evolution of programming languages
17:52 The benefits of learning to code, even if computers can do it
18:57 Will we see more unicorns with 10 people (or fewer)?
23:58 A startup should be like a sports team, not a family
27:23 Applying engineering problem solving to non-engineering issues
28:55 What will happen if AI takes on more programming roles?
36:58 The verdict - learn to code!
38:07 Outro


You should probably still learn how to code.