# Can AI Tell You What Your Goals Are? (Ep. 163)

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Podcast: [Never Rewrite: Software Engineering & AI Coding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/never-rewrite-software-engineering-ai-coding-6208168)
Published: 2026-07-10T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Isaac Askew, Jeffrey Sherman and Dustin Rea explore the challenges and opportunities of using AI in software development, focusing on goal clarity, requirements, feature coherence, and security. They discuss how to harness AI effectively while avoiding common pitfalls like feature bloat and misaligned objectives.

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