On today's show Ben and Andrew answer questions about the future of engineering jobs, the definition of vibe coding, Meta's AI upside, ChatGPT-led fashion shows, xAI as a third-tier streamer, and bitter lessons as autonomous driving becomes more viable. At the end: An emailer follow-ups on last week's conversation about normies and AI risk.

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xAI Raising Money, xAI and Oracle, Xbox = Windows — Stratechery Update

Meta + Scale AI?, Meta’s Reset, AI as Sustaining Innovation — Stratechery Update

Vibe Coding, Windsurf and Anthropic, ChatGPT Connectors — Stratechery Update

Elon Dreams and Bitter Lessons — Stratechery

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