Are we ready for the future of AI?

AI is changing how we build software, how developers work, and potentially how entire careers evolve. But how much of what we hear about AI is actually true, and what should developers and builders be doing right now to prepare?

In episode 3 of Talking Tech, we sit down with Zahwah Jameel, a builder advocacy community manager, to talk about the rapidly changing world of AI, developers, and technology.

We discuss the reality behind AI replacing jobs, the rise of AI agents, how developers are adapting to AI-assisted coding, and why the future may belong to people who know how to work with AI rather than simply compete against it.

Zahwah also shares her journey from writing and coding in college to technical writing, working with startups, and eventually moving into developer advocacy and builder communities.

Guest: Zahwah Jameel

Chapters

00:00 Cold open: are we scared of AI?

00:25 Intro

00:31 Welcome, Zahwah

01:00 The future of technology and AI

01:50 What nobody has figured out about AI

03:00 From developer advocacy to builder advocacy

04:10 What does a builder advocacy manager do?

06:00 Working with developer communities

08:00 Zahwah's journey into tech

10:00 From writing and coding to technical writing

12:15 Working with startups

15:00 Building for developers

18:00 From technical writer to developer advocate

21:00 Getting into developer advocacy

24:00 What developers actually need

27:00 How AI is changing developer work

30:00 AI, jobs and the future of work

33:00 The rise of AI agents

36:00 What happens when AI agents become normal?

39:00 Should developers be worried about AI?

42:00 Learning to work with AI

45:00 AI-assisted coding and development

48:00 Writing for humans vs writing for AI

51:00 The future of technical writing

54:00 Building skills in the AI era

57:00 Advice for developers and builders

1:01:00 What should you learn next?

1:05:00 The future of AI and technology

1:09:00 Final thoughts

1:11:38 Outro