Leonie Monigatti from Elastic provides a practical guide to agentic search, arguing that effective context engineering is not just a retrieval problem, but a search problem. The workshop explores the trade-offs between specialized tools (like semantic search) and general-purpose tools (like shell and SQL execution), offering a "low floor, high ceiling" framework for building a robust and efficient retrieval stack for AI agents.
Live from IBM Think 2026, experts discuss the maturation of enterprise AI, moving from siloed applications to integrated, end-to-end solutions. The panel explores the rising trust in AI for strategic decisions, the evolving role of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO), and the state of AI investment, arguing that the field is broadening to solve specific business problems.
Nick Nisi and Zach Proser from WorkOS explain how to build, manage, and scale AI 'skills'—reusable, portable instructions that make AI agents like Claude more powerful and consistent. They cover the core anatomy of a skill, best practices for writing them, advanced techniques like progressive disclosure, and their application beyond coding, from video generation to automating business workflows.
MCP Apps transform tools into interactive UI inside hosts like ChatGPT and VS Code. This summary covers the core architecture, the paradigm shift towards a 'new web' of composable UI, and the future of distributing applications in an agent-first world.
Rubrik’s Anneka Gupta and Cal Al-Dhubaib discuss the escalating cybersecurity risks posed by powerful AI agents, the necessity of a "zero trust" mindset, and how platforms like Rubrik provide cyber-resilience through advanced visibility, governance, and remediation tools in the new agentic era.
Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, discusses the future of software development at AI Ascent 2026. He argues that coding is effectively a solved problem, detailing his personal workflow of shipping dozens of PRs daily from his phone. Cherny explores the shift from typeahead to autonomous agents, the rise of cross-disciplinary generalist teams, and uses the printing press as an analogy for the coming democratization of software creation for all.