AI and the Scarlet Letter | Shimmy Says Ep. 45
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06-Feb-2026
This week on Shimmy Says, we’re talking about the scarlet letter we’ve stamped on AI-generated work. The funny part? It has almost nothing to do with quality and everything to do with fear. What that hesitation means for DevOps teams, engineering culture, and how work gets done is at the center of the conversation.
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