Episode 427: AI's not for everything

Alex Confer from Risotto joins the pod this week to discuss IT career development and what it's like to move to the world of startups. The conversation also touches on how to evaluate what AI is good for in 2025 including what's practical, what's not, and how to put things together. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @[email protected] Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Alex Confer - LinkedIn Links: The Katering Show - Hot Wet Rice ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yr_etbfZtQ Form follows function - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function Alex on the Mac Admins slack - @aconfer https://tryrisotto.com/  Avoiding brainrot and keeping mental friction: https://pauljun.substack.com/p/anti-slop-and-anti-brainrot Sponsors: Kandji 1Password Nudge Security Material Security Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson