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  The world changed last week—Opus 4.5 is the best coding model Dan has ever
  used. It can keep coding and coding autonomously without tripping over
  itself—and it marks a completely new horizon for the craft of programming. The
  dream is here: You can write English, and make software. We had Paul Ford on
  AI & I to talk about it. Ford is the co-founder of Aboard and also a prolific
  writer. He authored one of Dan’s favorite pieces of technology writing What Is
  Code?—so he’s the perfect person to unpack this with him. We talk about the
  wonder—and genuine unease—that comes with using tools this powerful. We also
  get into what people who love technology should care about as the ground under
  us shifts faster than we can imagine. If you found this episode interesting,
  please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every
  to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here:
  ⁠https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt⁠. It’s usually only
  for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from
  Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: ⁠https://every.to/subscribe⁠Follow him on X:
  ⁠https://twitter.com/danshipper⁠ Head to ⁠ai.studio/build⁠ to create your
  first app Ready to build a site that looks hand-coded—without hiring a
  developer? Launch your site for free at ⁠Framer.com⁠, and use code DAN to get
  your first month of Pro on the house! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:57 -
  Introduction 00:03:28 - How Claude Opus 4.5 made the future feel abruptly
  close 00:08:12 - The design principles that make Claude Code a powerful coding
  tool 00:10:57 - How Ford uses Claude Code to build real software 00:20:12 -
  Why collapsing job titles and roles can feel overwhelming 00:22:56 - Ford’s
  take on using LLMs to write 00:24:09 - A metaphor for weathering existential
  moments of change 00:25:45 - What GLP-1s taught Ford about how people adapt to
  big shifts 00:49:36 - Why you should care what your LLM was trained on
  00:52:15 - Ford prompts Claude Code to forecast the future of the consulting
  industry 00:59:18 - Recognize when an LLM is reflecting your assumptions back
  to you 01:12:39 - How large enterprises might adopt AI Links to resources
  mentioned in the episode: Paul Ford’s company Aboard: https://aboard.com/
  Aboard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AboardApp The piece Ford wrote for
  Bloomberg in 2015: ⁠What Is Code?⁠ Alan Kay’s concept of a personal computer
  for children: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynabook
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# Why Opus 4.5 Just Became the Most Influential AI Model

The world changed last week—Opus 4.5 is the best coding model Dan has ever used. It can keep coding and coding autonomously without tripping over itself—and it marks a completely new horizon for the craft of programming. The dream is here: You can write English, and make software. We had Paul Ford on AI & I to talk about it. Ford is the co-founder of Aboard and also a prolific writer. He authored one of Dan’s favorite pieces of technology writing What Is Code?—so he’s the perfect person to unpack this with him. We talk about the wonder—and genuine unease—that comes with using tools this powerful. We also get into what people who love technology should care about as the ground under us shifts faster than we can imagine. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: ⁠https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt⁠. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: ⁠https://every.to/subscribe⁠Follow him on X: ⁠https://twitter.com/danshipper⁠ Head to ⁠ai.studio/build⁠ to create your first app Ready to build a site that looks hand-coded—without hiring a developer? Launch your site for free at ⁠Framer.com⁠, and use code DAN to get your first month of Pro on the house! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:57 - Introduction 00:03:28 - How Claude Opus 4.5 made the future feel abruptly close 00:08:12 - The design principles that make Claude Code a powerful coding tool 00:10:57 - How Ford uses Claude Code to build real software 00:20:12 - Why collapsing job titles and roles can feel overwhelming 00:22:56 - Ford’s take on using LLMs to write 00:24:09 - A metaphor for weathering existential moments of change 00:25:45 - What GLP-1s taught Ford about how people adapt to big shifts 00:49:36 - Why you should care what your LLM was trained on 00:52:15 - Ford prompts Claude Code to forecast the future of the consulting industry 00:59:18 - Recognize when an LLM is reflecting your assumptions back to you 01:12:39 - How large enterprises might adopt AI Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Paul Ford’s company Aboard: https://aboard.com/ Aboard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AboardApp The piece Ford wrote for Bloomberg in 2015: ⁠What Is Code?⁠ Alan Kay’s concept of a personal computer for children: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynabook

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