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Who's Coding Now? AI and the Future of Software Development

In this episode of the a16z AI podcast, a16z Infra partners Guido Appenzeller, Matt Bornstein, and Yoko Li explore how generative AI is reshaping software development. From its potential as a new high-level programming abstraction to its current practical impacts, they discuss whether AI coding tools will redefine what it means to be a developer.

Why has coding emerged as one of AI's most powerful use cases? How much can AI truly boost developer productivity, and will it fundamentally change traditional computer science education? Guido, Yoko, and Matt dive deep into these questions, addressing the dynamics of "vibe coding," the enduring role of formal programming languages, and the critical challenge of managing non-deterministic behavior in AI-driven applications.Among other things, they discuss:

The enormous market potential of AI-generated code, projected to deliver trillions in productivity gains.
How "prompt-based programming" is evolving from Stack Overflow replacements into sophisticated development assistants.
Why formal languages like Python and Java are here to stay, even as natural language interactions become common.
The shifting landscape of programming education, and why understanding foundational abstractions remains essential.
The unique complexities of integrating AI into enterprise software, from managing uncertainty to ensuring reliability.

Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts.

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How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Cybersecurity | Truffle Security & Socket

Joel De La Garza is joined by Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Truffle Security, and Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in cybersecurity: ...

7 Elo 23min

Inside vLLM: The Engine Powering Open-Source AI

Elena Burger and Matt Bornstein are joined by Simon Mo, co-founder and CEO of Inferact, the open-source inference engine powering many of today's most advanced AI applications. Together, they explore ...

6 Elo 46min

Building Self-Accelerating AI with Mirendil

Matt Bornstein speaks with Mirendil cofounders Behnam Neyshabur and Harsh Mehta about their vision for building self-accelerating AI. After leading research efforts at Google and Anthropic, the founde...

24 Kesä 40min

Ideogram’s Open-Weights Image Model and the Future of AI Design

Yoko Li and Justine Moore speak with Ideogram founder and CEO Mohammad Norouzi about image generation models, design workflows, and the evolving relationship between AI and creative work. The conversa...

15 Kesä 42min

Building Search for AI Agents with Exa CEO Will Bryk

Sarah Wang speaks with Exa cofounder and CEO Will Bryk about building search infrastructure for the AI era. The conversation covers Exa’s origins, why traditional search engines were not designed for ...

4 Kesä 49min

AI Agents and the Fight for Customer Data

Martin Casado speaks with George Fraser, cofounder and CEO of Fivetran, about the future of data infrastructure in the age of AI. The conversation covers Fivetran’s merger with dbt, the changing role ...

2 Kesä 50min

Ben Horowitz on AI Infrastructure, Economics and The New Laws of Software

Recorded live at the a16z Fintech Connect conference in Deer Valley, Alex Rampell speaks with Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at a16z, about how AI has rewritten the fundamental rules of s...

19 Touko 29min

AI Infrastructure, Distribution, and the Next Wave of Software

Sophie Buonassisi speaks with Jennifer Li, general partner at a16z, about why infrastructure is becoming one of the most important areas in AI. They discuss how the shift to AI-native systems is resha...

12 Touko 38min