Ai assisted coding

Beyond the Hype: Real Talk on AI-Assisted Development • Jessica Kerr & Diana Montalion

Beyond the Hype: Real Talk on AI-Assisted Development • Jessica Kerr & Diana Montalion

Jessica Kerr and Diana Montalion explore a pragmatic approach to AI-assisted coding, framing AI not as a replacement for developers, but as a powerful tool for automating tedious work like typing, scaffolding, and error handling. They argue that AI's strength lies in executing well-defined, laborious tasks, which frees up developers to focus on the nuanced, high-level work of systems thinking, architectural design, and discerning the right response to complex problems—skills where AI currently falls short.

No Priors Ep. 128 | With DeepLearning.AI Founder Andrew Ng

No Priors Ep. 128 | With DeepLearning.AI Founder Andrew Ng

Andrew Ng discusses the rise of agentic AI, moving beyond scale as the sole driver of progress. He explores how AI-assisted coding is creating a new startup paradigm, shifting the bottleneck from engineering to product management and favoring technical founders. Ng argues for smaller, highly-skilled teams and predicts AI will profoundly empower individuals across all job functions.