Beyond the Hype: What AI Actually Can (and Can't) Do • Jodie Burchell & Michelle Frost • GOTO 2026

Jodie Burchell and Michelle Frost of JetBrains offer a measured, research-grounded perspective on the state of generative AI. They discuss the shifting definitions of AI, the enduring importance of foundational machine learning principles, historical parallels to previous 'AI summers,' the measurement problem of AGI, and what the evidence actually says about AI's impact on developer productivity.