594: AI is Draining with Pablo Curell

Sami assesses the long term viability of AI with Pablo Curell as they break down the hype and logistics that surround the popular tool.

An episode of the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, hosted by thoughtbot, titled "594: AI is Draining with Pablo Curell" was published on October 9, 2025 and runs 45 minutes.

October 9, 2025 ·45m · Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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Summary

Sami assesses the long term viability of AI with Pablo Curell, software developer at Recovr, as they break down the hype and logistics that surround the popular tool. The pair examine why it’s still important you learn to code, what AI’s best use cases are now and what they could be in the future, what a successful AI product actually looks like on the back end, as well as the ever growing and unsustainable economics behind AI tokens. — Read the article mentioned in this week’s episode - The Case Against Generative AI Check out Pablo’s podcast A Junior, A Senior and I for similar discussions and perspectives on the world of tech, or follow him on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - Website Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn. If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website. Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: [email protected] This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2025 thoughtbot, inc.Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Episode Description

Sami assesses the long term viability of AI with Pablo Curell, software developer at Recovr, as they break down the hype and logistics that surround the popular tool.

The pair examine why it’s still important you learn to code, what AI’s best use cases are now and what they could be in the future, what a successful AI product actually looks like on the back end, as well as the ever growing and unsustainable economics behind AI tokens.

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Read the article mentioned in this week’s episode - The Case Against Generative AI

Check out Pablo’s podcast A Junior, A Senior and I for similar discussions and perspectives on the world of tech, or follow him on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - Website

Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn.

If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website.

Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: [email protected]

This has been a thoughtbot podcast.
Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky