AJ Bubb, founder of MxP Studio and host of Facing Disruption, joins Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock to talk about what really happens when AI lands in a development team without fixing the system around it. If engineers can't get approvals, can't get access, and spend half their day in meetings, AI just means they produce more output the organization still can't handle.
They also get into velocity without direction, what real ownership looks like when a ticket gets blocked, and why synthetic user testing might be the most polite way to avoid talking to actual customers.
Chapters
0:04 Welcome And Meet AJ Bubb
1:46 Human Plus AI Done Right
6:57 Start With The Real Problem
13:45 AI Does Not Fix Structure
18:48 Velocity Needs Direction
23:46 Feedback Loops And Success Metrics
25:26 AI Slop And Market Distortion
30:06 Trust, Community And Human Connection
32:59 Two Pizza Teams Under Pressure
35:21 Ownership And Getting Unblocked
39:12 Takeaways And Closing Notes
Connect with AJ Bubb: linkedin.com/in/ajbubb
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