PurePerformance Resilience in the Age of AI and Why we Still Suck at it with Adrian Hornsby
Mar 2, 2026
51:44
Why do we still struggle with resilience in 2026? Is it the growing complexity of systems, the pressure to ship fast, or a lack of education around resilient design? In this episode we welcome Adrian Hornsby from Resilium Labs to explore these questions and learn about chaos, complexity, and the importance of continuous learning!
Adrian has learned his chaos engineering skills while working at AWS for many years. He shares insights from his upcoming book and his experience helping organizations embrace resilience as a continuous learning practice. We discuss:
Adrians LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhorn/
Resilium Labs: https://www.resiliumlabs.com/
Upcoming Book: https://leanpub.com/whywestillsuckatresilience
Adrian has learned his chaos engineering skills while working at AWS for many years. He shares insights from his upcoming book and his experience helping organizations embrace resilience as a continuous learning practice. We discuss:
- Why traditional chaos engineering assumptions break down when AI starts writing your code.
- The rise of AI-powered SRE agents—are they a blessing or a missed learning opportunity?
- Organizational challenges and the importance of tracking near misses.
Adrians LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhorn/
Resilium Labs: https://www.resiliumlabs.com/
Upcoming Book: https://leanpub.com/whywestillsuckatresilience