You're the Bread in the AI Sandwich
The latest episode of the podcast AI & I features a discussion on the evolving role of humans in the workplace alongside AI. Kieran Klaassen introduces his compound engineering framework, emphasizing that while AI can handle execution, humans are essential for planning and reviewing outputs. The episode also explores the potential for personalized AI assistants in organizations, predicting two distinct models for their integration.
- ▪Kieran Klaassen's compound engineering framework breaks the engineering workflow into four steps: Plan, work, review, and compound.
- ▪AI excels at execution, but humans are needed for planning and reviewing to ensure outputs align with expectations.
- ▪The podcast discusses the potential for personalized AI assistants, predicting two organizational models for their integration.
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Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. ‘AI & I’: You’re the Bread in the AI Sandwich Today, we’re releasing a new episode of our podcast AI & I. Dan Shipper sits down with Kieran Klaassen, GM of Cora and creator of Every’s AI-native engineering methodology, compound engineering. Dan and Kieran discuss where humans fit now that AI can generate high-quality code, copy, strategy, and design. If the execution layer is largely solved, do engineers still have a role in the workplace? The short answer: Yes. Think of an AI workflow like a sandwich—the model is the workhorse filling, and we’re the bread, providing framing and taste. Watch on X or YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. You can also read the transcript.
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