In this interview, Simon Grimm speaks with Gant Laborde, CIO of Infinite Red, about his role, his sci-fi novel, and the React Native Paradox. Gant delves into the reasons behind React Native’s success, citing its reliability and attention to detail as critical factors. They also discuss the competition between React Native and Flutter, highlighting Google’s struggle to maintain consistency and community support for Flutter.

Gant further explores the future of AI and its potential integration into mobile and web development. He stresses the importance of understanding business logic and utilizing AI as a tool to enhance user experiences. Additionally, Gant explains ML Kit, a Google initiative offering pre-trained models for tasks like image and text recognition, and face detection. He encourages developers to experiment with AI to discover innovative ways to enhance their products, while emphasizing that AI should be seen as a means to add value and improve users’ quality of life.

https://podcast.galaxies.dev/episodes/048-mlkit-the-react-native-paradox-with-gant-laborde