Alex Kantrowitz — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries

“I would say that it obviously has garnered a lot of attention because some of the AI activity we've seen might lead you to that conclusion... But as to the question of will AI kill us all, I'm strongly on the side that it will not kill us all.”

— **Alex Kantrowitz**

“If you think reels are addictive, wait until you have an AI friend that knows you, that speaks to you, that will comfort you in tough times and celebrate your good times.”

— Alex Kantrowitz on Meta's existential bet

“The SaaS-pocalypse was right, but misguided. The SaaS-pocalypse isn't coming from the user vibe coding their way into a CRM. It's coming from OpenAI or Anthropic saying 'we'll do everything.'”

— Alex Kantrowitz on where the real threat to software companies lies

“AI typically does not go in a straight line or even an exponential line. You go from AI progress, then typically there's an AI winter. I'm not saying that's going to happen here, but it's possible.”

— Alex Kantrowitz on the historical pattern of AI booms and busts