Future Around & Find Out We're a Webby nominee for Best Tech Podcast! Please vote! And here are the FAFO highlights the Webby's loved so much
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Apr 16, 2026 Celebratory announcement about a big industry nomination and a call to action to vote. A highlight reel showcases debates on AI's limits versus engineering context. Conversations dive into AI-native podcast product design and critical takes on a MIT AI study. Festival takeaways and robotics automation boundaries add lively tech scenes. Playful projects and curiosity-driven education round out the topics.
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We Can Build The Future We Actually Want
- Future Around & Find Out frames AI as something we can intentionally build toward good outcomes.
- Dan Blumberg positions the show to celebrate breakthroughs, call BS, and steer AI before it 'mucks' the future.
AI Hype Feels Like The Fart App Era
- Dan likens the current AI product frenzy to the iPhone era's fart apps to show early-stage chaos.
- He uses humorous examples like fart apps and a 'drinking beer accelerometer' to illustrate wild, experimental product design.
AI Autocompletes Code But Lacks Context
- Anonymous CTO argument: AI accelerates code generation but can't replace engineers because context and infrastructure knowledge matter.
- The CTO explains AI is a powerful autocomplete that fails when starting from scratch or lacking operational context.