Ryan welcomes Anil Dash, writer and former Stack Overflow board member, back to the show to discuss how AI is not a magical technology, but rather the normal next step in computing’s evolution. They explore the importance of democratizing access to technology, the unique challenges that LLMs’ non-determinism poses, and how developers can keep Stack Overflow’s ethos of community alive in a world of AI.&nbsp;Episode notes:&nbsp;Anil is a tech entrepreneur (former CEO at our sister company Fog Creek Software) and writer. You can find him at his blog <a href="http://anildash.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anildash.com</a> and on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anildash/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>.&nbsp;Check out <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/02/25/podcast-anil-dash-glitch-glimmer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the last time</a> Anil was on the pod in 2020 to talk all things Glitch and Glimmer.&nbsp;Shoutout to user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/8629305/pgrad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pgrad</a> for winning a Lifejacket badge on their answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72579982/using-type-hint-any-in-django-nameerror-name-any-is-not-defined" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Using type hint Any in Django - NameError: name 'Any' is not defined</a>.<a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/23/settle-down-nerds-ai-is-a-normal-technology/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TRANSCRIPT</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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