Learn about Jerome Hardaway's incredible journey from military service to self-taught software engineer and founder of Vets Who Code. This video delves into how he built a thriving community, teaching veterans to code and secure jobs in tech. Discover his unique "crawl, walk, run" learning methodology and how he integrates modern AI tools like Gemini and JetBrains into his curriculum, preparing developers for the evolving landscape of software engineering and data science.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Jerome Hardaway's journey
1:17 - Vets Who Code: Building a community
2:15 - The "crawl, walk, run" learning process
8:49 - The impact of structured learning
11:00 - The vision for teaching veterans to code
16:10 - Measuring success and defining a "coder"
18:09 - Leveraging AI with Gemini for performance
19:01 - Customizing learning paths with AI
26:42 - Data-driven curriculum and job market trends
29:29 - Quickfire questions: Automating schedules with AI
33:35 - The next problems to solve: Workforce changes and AI
35:29 - The future of AI agents

Resources:

VetsWhoCode https://vetswhocode.io/
Jerome on Threads https://www.threads.com/@jeromehardaway
Vets Who Code GitHub https://github.com/Vets-Who-Code

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Speaker: Christina Warren, Jerome Hardaway
Products Mentioned: Google AI, Gemini, Generative AI

In this episode of People of AI , we take you behind the scenes of "ANCESTRA," a groundbreaking film that integrates generative artificial intelligence into its core. Hear from the director Eliza McNitt and key collaborators from the Google DeepMind team about how they leveraged AI as a new creative tool, navigated its capabilities and limitations, and ultimately shaped a unique cinematic experience. Understand the future role of AI in filmmaking and its potential for developers and storytellers.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Ancestra: AI in filmmaking
3:38 - The Origin Story of ANCESTRA
5:35 - Google DeepMind and Primordial Soup collaboration
11:47 - Veo and the creative process
20:21 - Behind the scenes: Making the film
28:47 - Generating videos: Gemini and Veo tools
38:11 - AI as a creative tool, not a replacement
47:41 - AI's impact and the future of the film industry
53:51 - Generative models: A new kind of camera
57:46 - Rapid fire & conclusion

Resources:
Ancestra → https://goo.gle/4mVScNW
Making of ANCESTRA → https://goo.gle/3JVJil1
Veo 3 → https://goo.gle/4mWn3Kz
Veo 3 Documentation → https://goo.gle/46qqFOV
Veo 3 Cookbook → https://goo.gle/3VMVFSZ
Google Flow → https://goo.gle/3VMVR4F

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Speaker: Christina Warren, Ashley Oldacre, Eliza McNitt, Ben Wiley, Corey Matthewson,
Products Mentioned: Google AI, Gemini, Veo 2, Veo 3

Meet Muhammad Farooq, a machine learning engineer and a YouTuber on the channel @engineerprompt, where he explains AI concepts and builds his own projects. In this episode of People of AI, hosts Ashley and Christina chat with Muhammad about his journey in tech, his open source project localGPT, and how he's helping organizations deploy scalable AI solutions.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:15 From Ph.D to YouTube Creator
4:50 First viral YouTube hit
8:20 RAG and why it matters
11:20 The origins of localGPT
15:20 What has changed with building in the last 2 years
18:35 How AI tools and models have matured
19:50 Becoming a technical manager to LLMs
22:20 What agentic coding has enabled Muhammad to build in localGPT 2.0
27:45 Better maintaining open source projects by leveraging AI
28:50 What to watch out for when building with agentic systems
31:20 Advice for junior developers
35:40 Differences between how junior devs and senior devs use AI tools
39:19 Specs-driven development
41:20 Advice for experimenting with AI tools
42:50 The problem with overly-agreeable LLMs
45:10 Why long-context windows are useful for coding
47:30 Advice for someone launching a tech-focused YouTube channel
51:40 Rapid Fire Questions

Resources:
@engineerprompt YouTube Channel → https://goo.gle/4m8HCmn
localGPT → https://goo.gle/45qwiuH
localGPT 2.0 - Building the Best Private RAG System → https://goo.gle/4fwvyJb
Muhammad’s website → https://goo.gle/47aHaj9
Muhammad on X → https://goo.gle/4lraJjz
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity → https://goo.gle/4oqVGct

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Speaker: Christina Warren, Ashley Oldacre
Products Mentioned: AI