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AI Can Write Code. Why Isn’t Software Better?

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AI Can Write Code. Why Isn’t Software Better?

The a16z Show

1 DAYS AGO
The a16z Show

The a16z Show

1 DAYS AGO
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a16z’s Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado sit down with TypeSafe AI founder Diogo Almeida to ask a simple question: AI has become remarkably capable, so where is all the automation? Diogo argues that coding agents may help us write software faster, but the so...

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AI can generate code faster, but that has not yet translated into better software or reliable automation. This episode explores TypeSafe AI’s effort to put intelligence directly inside programs so they can understand intent and act with appropriate confidence.
00:00
Where is all the automation?
10:30
Computer science is math, but useful and fun
16:15
Automation should work in the background
21:00
The industry optimized the judge
31:08
SaaS could be the biggest AI winner
34:28
AI should make software better, not just faster to write
37:51
The next era of software systems
41:28
The anti-frustration machine

Chapters

Why AI Capability Has Not Produced More Automation
00:00
From Impressive Models to Reliable Work
15:48
Reliability as the Foundation of New Software
22:29
Building Software That Understands Intent
37:56

Transcript

Diogo Almeida: Where the fuck is all the automation? AI is so unbelievably smart, and yet it's so useless at all other stuff. Martin Casado: It doesn't matter how much AI coding agents you use, the software actually isn't getting better. Maybe you're ridi...