
Jake Ward
Founder and chairman of the Application Developers Alliance and founder/CEO of Data Protocol, focused on advocacy for software developers and building customer utilization tools.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 50min
Inside the AI "Frankenact" Disaster & The Fight for Developers w/ Jake Ward
Jake Ward, founder of the Application Developers Alliance and Data Protocol, fights for developer representation and better product-focused tools. He breaks down the EU AI Act chaos, the clash between regulation and innovation, and why one-size-fits-all policy harms engineering. He also explores how AI reshapes developer roles, the rise of utilization engineering, and the tension between rapid tech change and policymaking.


