Show Notes
Marlene and Tim both gave talks on AI at the recent DjangoCon US conference, but with very different angles. In this episode, we discuss the real-world strengths and weaknesses of AI, how it is impacting developers' daily workflows, and also examples of AI failures.
Marlene is a Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft and Tim is the Principal Engineer at Wharton Research Data Services.
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