#934 Why AI is Actually Artificial Creativity with Brian Alvey, CTO of WordPress VIP

The robots were supposed to do the dishes. Instead, they're writing poetry.

Today, we're talking to Brian Alvey, CTO at WordPress VIP. We discuss why AI should be thought of as artificial creativity rather than artificial intelligence, how modern CTOs no longer need large teams to build and ship at scale, and why embracing shortcuts is the only rational response to the pace of technological change.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

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About Brian Alvey

I build software that makes creative people more powerful. I've built software platforms used by hundreds of global media and retail brands including Engadget, TMZ, Gucci, AOL.com, BusinessWeek, Netscape, Tourneau, Mashable, Michael Kors, Capgemini, Dow Jones, Red Bull, MySpace, Uniqlo, Ogilvy, Nationwide, Dell, VidCon, Discovery, the BBC, Best Buy and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I’m currently the CTO of WordPress VIP, the hosting platform used for high traffic sites including CBS, Nexstar, NBCUniversal, Al Jazeera, Capgemini, Samsung, the White House, AccuWeather, Salesforce, Facebook, TechCrunch and News Corp.