Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
Hosted by Sami Birnbaum and Chad and Chad Pytel and Sami and Will and Will Larry · thoughtbot
- 638
- Episodes
- 34
- Transcribed
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2012
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
- Publisher
- thoughtbot
- Category
- business · business · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jun 2012
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
34 of 638 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
626: “Working Side By Side With AI” with Lord Tim Clement-Jones
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
625: Sorting Through The Noise with Brandon Swalve
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
624: Using AI to the MAX with Ed Woodcock
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626: “Working Side By Side With AI” with Lord Tim Clement-Jones
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's going to solve all our problems. It's going to be the fount of growth, basically. It's going to deliver public services so much more effectively. It's going to do all sorts of things, but What they're really not understanding is the need to build trust in this technology. And building trust in this technology is the fundamental aspect. And we dealt with this way back in our 2018 Select Committee report. If you don't build trust in this technology, you're not building a platform for public adoption. And adoption is absolutely key in this. But if you're going to adopt AI, it's got to be the kind of AI that you and I would want to see. […]
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- Lord Tim Clement-Jones
- Brandon Swalve
- Ed Woodcock
- Nate Berkopec
- Kelli Lucas
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- 5,243,894
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 100
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 0
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Questions about Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
Who hosts Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots?
Sami Birnbaum and Chad and Chad Pytel and Sami and Will and Will Larry host the show. Published by thoughtbot.
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