Show Notes
Matt shows me his new AI developer skills and I decide if I should be worried about my career. Recently Matt Medeiros published a long piece about software development with AI, and how it's going to affect WordPress. We discussed that and more in this livestream on my YouTube channel.
Matt's Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkme4p-aoU0
PulseWP.cc - https://pulsewp.cc/
Replit - https://replit.com/
CMSMinute - https://www.cmsminute.com/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to AI and WordPress Concerns 02:52 Building an AI App: The Journey Begins 06:12 The Development Process: Challenges and Insights 08:58 PulseWP: A Custom RSS Aggregator 12:03 The Value of WordPress vs. Custom Solutions 14:55 User Authentication and Infrastructure Challenges 18:07 The Emotional Journey of Learning to Code 21:09 Choosing the Right Tools for Development 24:11 The Future of WordPress in an AI-Driven World 26:52 Sustainability and Adaptation in WordPress 31:38 Navigating Infrastructure Challenges 32:07 Leveraging AI for Problem Solving 33:56 Building User Interfaces with AI 35:52 Completing Conversations in Coding 36:55 The Evolution of Prompt Engineering 37:55 Creating a Dashboard for Feeds 40:17 Monitoring AI Processing 42:20 Understanding Costs of AI Development 44:27 The Future of WordPress in an AI World 46:28 Exploring Opportunities for WordPress 48:17 Aligning Open Source with AI 50:42 The Role of AI in Job Displacement 53:00 The Future of AI and Profitability 56:23 The Impact of AI on Daily Life 58:40 Learning AI for Future Preparedness
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