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"We're Not Writing Code by Hand Anymore. That's Over." | Owen Jennings & David Haber - The a16z Show

"We're Not Writing Code by Hand Anymore. That's Over." | Owen Jennings & David Haber - The a16z Show

Owen Jennings, Executive Officer at Block, details the company's radical restructuring (40% workforce reduction) driven by AI's impact on productivity. He explains how Block is now operating with smaller squads, leveraging internal AI tools like Goose and Builder Bot, and shipping AI-native products like Money Bot and Manager Bot to deliver personalized, generative UIs for millions of users, emphasizing a future where unique understanding forms the ultimate business moat.

How Block is becoming the most AI-native enterprise in the world | Dhanji R. Prasanna

How Block is becoming the most AI-native enterprise in the world | Dhanji R. Prasanna

Block CTO Dhanji R. Prasanna shares how the company is becoming AI-native. He discusses their internal open-source AI agent, Goose, which saves employees 8-10 hours weekly, how they measure productivity gains, and the organizational changes that have had an even greater impact than AI tooling.

Block CTO Dhanji Prasanna: Building the AI-First Enterprise with Goose, their Open Source Agent

Block CTO Dhanji Prasanna: Building the AI-First Enterprise with Goose, their Open Source Agent

Dhanji Prasanna, CTO of Block, discusses the company's AI transformation, centered on their open-source agent, Goose. He details how Goose leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate complex workflows, saving engineers 8-10 hours weekly. Prasanna also explains Block's strategic shift to a functional organizational structure to accelerate AI adoption and shares his vision for the future, where swarms of smaller AI models will outperform today's monolithic LLMs.