How to make AI a competitive advantage with PubNub CTO Stephen Blum

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Learn how to make AI a competitive advantage with PubNub CTO Stephen Blum. Link to the full episode: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/big-ideas-podcast/stephen-blum-pubnub/ 00:00 Introduction to Big Ideas in App Architecture with guest Stephen Blum, CTO of PubNub 00:54 Who is Stephen Blum? 3:35 Is AI going to replace human jobs? 3:48 How PubNub is using AI 4:28 Use ChatGPT to generate as much of your day job as possible 8:23 How does ChatGPT know what it knows? 16:53 What is PubNub? 19:32 Why did PubNub start? 24:50 How PubNub scale: high replication, globally distributed, CDN style global delivery 27:50 Architectural regrets at PubNub - spending too much time on one component Stephen Blum, CTO and Founder of PubNub, discusses how specific tech roles will likely change as AI becomes more ingrained in the work of tech companies. He theorizes that innovative companies won’t view AI as merely a means of shaving headcount, but will instead turn AI into a competitive edge — using real-time testing to develop applications quickly and efficiently. Key themes from the episode: • Tech’s role in the future of jobs and replacing humans • Building a system to test in real-time with the market • Remote work and how work culture has evolved #CockroachDB #distributedsql Learn more about PubNub: https://www.pubnub.com/