Zero-Days, Superintelligence, and the Collapse of Software Assumptions
AI is rapidly changing the economics of software: code is cheaper to generate than ever, but significantly harder to reason about, validate, and secure. As systems become more automated, the real constraint is no longer building functionality — it's maintaining confidence in what those systems will actually do once deployed.
Show Notes
AI is rapidly changing the economics of software: code is cheaper to generate than ever, but significantly harder to reason about, validate, and secure. As systems become more automated, the real constraint is no longer building functionality, it's maintaining confidence in what those systems will actually do once deployed. To unpack this shift, Alex Brooker is joined by Jen Reid-Schram, an AI practitioner and former VP of Technology with deep roots in QA, engineering leadership, and executive transformation. Jen brings a systems-level view of how quality thinking evolved inside engineering teams — and why it may need to re-emerge in a new form as AI reshapes how software is produced. She's joined by Oli Deakin, former CTO of Snowflake Software and ex-technology leader at Cirium, who brings hands-on experience building and operating complex technical systems in aviation and enterprise environments.
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