AI chatbots for coding: Friend, foe or just another fad?

After three decades in development, I've seen countless "game-changing" technologies come and go — some delivered, most didn't. Now, AI chatbots (and generative AI) promise to revolutionize coding, but do they actually make us more efficient, or is it all smoke and mirrors? In this session, we'll take a pragmatic, no-nonsense look at how AI chatbots can (and can't) assist developers. We'll explore real-world use cases, their strengths, their blind spots and the risks of overreliance. Through live demonstrations, we'll dissect AI-generated code for efficiency, security and maintainability. By the end, you'll walk away knowing when AI is a useful assistant and when it's just another shiny distraction.