Jim is Head of Developer Advocacy at Pieces, focusing on enabling developers to be more productive by leveraging contextual awareness of not only the code they write, but the content the read and the conversations they have. He’s British, so sounds way smarter than he actually is, and lives in the Pacific North West of the USA. In the past he’s lived in 4 continents working as a developer and engineering manager on back end, desktop, mobile and cloud applications across scientific software, banking, IoT and more. He's spoken at conferences and events all around the globe, organized meetup groups and communities, and written books on mobile development and IoT. He also hates and is allergic to cats, but has a 11-year-old who loves cats, so he has 2 cats. Above average Star Wars fan!

GUEST:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbobbennett/

Website: https://pieces.app/

YouTube: @jimbobbennett

The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, and RSS dot com.

TIMESTAMPS:

2:25 - Star Wars background chat

3:51 - How we met

5:55 - Favorite Star Wars movie

15:47 - Jim's Background

19:49 - Use cases for Pieces for Developers

23:23 - Comparing Pieces to other AI co-pilots

25:24 - Comparing Microsoft Recall

29:06 - Impacts of AI and developer adoption

31:53 - AI hype for problems that don't exist

32:29 - Start-up product enablement

34:25 - AI auto apply tools

37:03 - Tech job market

39:05 - Should people continue learning to code

42:54 - AI company to write 8,000 books per year, but will anyone read?

45:04 - The Last Screenwriter movie trailer

47:04 - Challenges measuring developer productivity

51:49 - Is there a place for grumpy yet talented developers on a team?

55:03 - Success in a job is 80% soft skills, 20% technical skills

57:51 - Issues with live coding interviews

59:39 - Alternative ways to evaluate developers

1:04:00 - Benefits of the contract-to-hire model

1:06:03 - Running half marathons

1:10:53 - Habits that have led to Jim's success working from home

1:16:47 - Questions for a recruiter (importance of networking)

HOST:

Blake Williams - Founder / Headhunter at Hyperdrive Recruiting

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Robert Daigle is the Director of Global AI Business at Lenovo. He's a public speaker & visionary tech leader with over a decade of AI experience within startups to fortune 200 companies. He helped launch one of the first AI recruiting platforms in 2014 and now leads a global AI team supporting AI deployments around the world. He's a LinkedIn Top AI Voice with an MBA.

In this conversation, we explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, focusing on its implications for businesses, technology, and society. We discuss Robert's background in AI, Lenovo's strategic investments in the field, and the technical aspects of AI hardware. The conversation also delves into the rise of generative AI, the future of AI agents, and the importance of responsible AI practices.

GUEST:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdaigle/

Website: https://robertdaigle.com/

The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, and RSS dot com.

TIMESTAMPS:

9:23 - Robert's background

15:58 - Where Lenovo fits into the AI ecosystem

21:19 - Emergence of NPUs on each device

32:51 - How Robert is using AI

36:30 - RAG Architecture Explained

40:45 - Agentic AI

45:37 - Human versus AI generated content

52:19 - AI adoption speed

54:09 - Corporate responsible AI committees

57:28 - AI power consumption concerns

58:51 - Trend Towards Selective AI Usage

1:00:23 - High-efficiency liquid cooled datacenters

HOST:

Hosted by Blake Williams, Founder / Headhunter @ Hyperdrive Recruiting

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Imanuel Babadostov is the Lead BISO at Blackbaud. He has over 20 years of cybersecurity experience in various industries including Government, Healthcare, Managed Services, and SaaS. He is a leader, presenter, trainer, writer, scrum master, and highly certified - CISSP, CEH, GDAT, GSLC, GSEC, CHFI, GMON, Security+. He is focused on performing the role of a BISO - Business Information Security Officer. He is on a mission to clarify what the role entails, how to better the company using it, and define the concrete skills and KPIs one can use to improve as a BISO or a BISO team lead.

GUEST:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanuelb2/

Website: https://ibabadostov.wixsite.com/the-blog

The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, and RSS dot com.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:50 - Imanuel's Background

3:58 - What's Happening in Cyber

4:28 - Cyber Skills Gap

5:49 - The BISO role, what is it?

8:17 - BISO versus GRC

10:02 - How BISO's Divide Responsibilities

11:23 - How to Find Your Way Into a BISO role

13:15 - Apprenticeship Program Advocacy

15:12 - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

16:56 - Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity

19:10 - Is Work More Stressful at Home or In-Office?

22:21 - Amazon's RTO 5 Days Per Week

23:31 - Layoffs from AI

24:07 - How Imanuel is using AI

27:51 - Hackers Using AI to Their Advantage

30:32 - ChatGPT o1

31:15 - AI's Mad Cow Effect

32:32 - Did The Movie Wall-E Predict Our Future?

33:44 - Black Mirror on Netflix

36:24 - Idiocracy Movie & Concern for Our Kids

45:36 - Ask Me Anything - Recruiter Edition

57:46 - Love, Death, Robots on Netflix

59:23 - How to Measure BISO Performance

HOST:

Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive Recruiting

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