> Matt Welsh (mdw@mdw.la) is the CEO and co-founder of Fixie.ai, a recently founded startup developing AI capabilities to support software development teams. He was previously a professor of computer science at Harvard University, a director of engineering at Google, an engineering lead at Apple, and the SVP of Engineering at OctoML. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley back in the days when AI was still not playing chess very well.
Don't the arguments stand on their own, independent of who made them?
Like sure, it’s in his interest to portray AI as being powerful. But this article felt pretty candid about what the effects of that power could be.
Seriously, this is the text from the home page of Fixie.ai
"We're setting out to change the way the world builds software, using AI as a foundation. We're founded by a team from Google and Apple with expertise in AI, systems, and the web. We're funded by Zetta Venture Partners, SignalFire, Bloomberg Beta, and others. We're hiring for multiple roles."
Yes, he is a highly competent and experienced individual, but so were legions leading up to the AI winter. Can't place much faith in someone who has something to sell with much as confidence as a ChatGPT response - an academic no less - in regards to the near-term future of this space.