In case you missed it.... The Contrarian AI Takes Most People Won't Say Out Loud — with Dr. Sean Falconer, AI Entrepreneur in Residence, Confluent

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Most people building with AI are working from the same playbook. Dr. Sean Falconer isn't.

As AI Entrepreneur in Residence at Confluent, Sean sits at the intersection of real-time data streaming and production AI — where the decisions get hard and the stakes are real. In this episode, he and Al get into what it actually looks like to run multiple LLMs simultaneously, what happened when Sean tested autonomous agents in real-world conditions, and why some of the loudest claims in AI deserve a second look.

Sean also pulls back the curtain on Confluent's technology, explains why he chose the company, and shares his framework for thinking about where AI is actually headed — not where the headlines say it is.

If you want a grounded, experienced perspective on building at the edge of AI innovation — from someone who is doing it — this one is worth a replay.

Timestamps

04:38  Meet Sean Falconer11:11  Lifelong Learning12:31  AI Entrepreneur in Residence16:28  Multiple LLMs in Action21:07  The Tech Behind Confluent25:51  Why Sean Chose Confluent28:40  Invest or Short?36:58  Testing Agents IRL40:51  The Contrarian AI Take42:27  Looking Ahead: The Future of AI

Guest Links

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/seanf/

Substack: softwarehuddle.substack.com/

Medium: seanfalconer.medium.com/

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