Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast
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The podcast by and for AI Engineers! In 2025, over 10 million readers and listeners came to Latent Space to hear about news, papers and interviews in Software 3.0.
We cover Foundation Models changing every domain in Code Generation, Multimodality, AI Agents, GPU Infra and more, directly from the founders, builders, and thinkers involved in pushing the cutting edge. Striving to give you both the definitive take on the Current Thing down to the first introduction to the tech you'll be using in the next 3 months! We break news and exclusive interviews from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Meta (Soumith Chintala), Sierra (Bret Taylor), tiny (George Hotz), Databricks/MosaicML (Jon Frankle), Modular (Chris Lattner), Answer.ai (Jeremy Howard), et al.
Full show notes always on https://latent.space www.latent.space
We cover Foundation Models changing every domain in Code Generation, Multimodality, AI Agents, GPU Infra and more, directly from the founders, builders, and thinkers involved in pushing the cutting edge. Striving to give you both the definitive take on the Current Thing down to the first introduction to the tech you'll be using in the next 3 months! We break news and exclusive interviews from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Meta (Soumith Chintala), Sierra (Bret Taylor), tiny (George Hotz), Databricks/MosaicML (Jon Frankle), Modular (Chris Lattner), Answer.ai (Jeremy Howard), et al.
Full show notes always on https://latent.space www.latent.space
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Nov 10, 2025 • 44min
⚡ [AIE CODE Preview] Inside Google Labs: Building The Gemini Coding Agent — Jed Borovik, Jules
Jed Borovik, Product Lead at Google Labs and a seasoned expert in AI, reveals the innovative world of Jules, an autonomous coding agent. He discusses his transition from generative AI to coding agents and how Google collaborates with DeepMind to enhance product innovation. The conversation dives into the technical evolution of agent infrastructure, challenges in managing extensive context windows, and the transformative impact of coding agents on software development. Borovik argues that these advancements are crucial for the future of AGI and the evolving software economy.
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Oct 31, 2025 • 42min
⚡️ Ship AI recap: Agents, Workflows, and Python — w/ Vercel CTO Malte Ubl
Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel and a leader in web platform innovation, discusses their cutting-edge AI tooling. He explains Vercel's dogfooding philosophy, ensuring tools are battle-tested before release. The conversation highlights the Workflow Development Kit, allowing serverless workflows to pause and resume, and the innovative DevOps agent that enhances anomaly detection. Malte also touches on finding practical use cases for AI agents, enhancing team productivity, and open-sourcing their tools for community benefits.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 1h 8min
Why RL Won — Kyle Corbitt, OpenPipe (acq. CoreWeave)
Kyle Corbitt, co-founder and CEO of OpenPipe, discusses the shift from fine-tuning to reinforcement learning in AI. He highlights that many AI projects fail not due to capability, but reliability issues that can be resolved through continuous learning. Kyle introduces RULER, a system that simplifies reward assignment using LLMs to judge agent behaviors. He also critiques the impracticalities of GRPO and emphasizes the importance of realistic training environments for AI agents. Finally, he shares insights on the future of continual learning and serverless RL.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 45min
DevDay 2025: Apps SDK, Agent Kit, MCP, Codex and why Prompting is More Important than Ever
Sherwin Wu, Head of Engineering at OpenAI, and Christina Huang, a Platform Experience Engineer, dive into the exciting features of AgentKit and the Apps SDK. They reveal how Christina built a customer support agent in under 8 minutes! The duo discusses the innovative shift in embedding apps directly within ChatGPT, the challenges of prompt optimization, and the significance of a visual workflow for complex agent systems. They also emphasize the role of human-in-the-loop approvals and share insights on why mastering prompting is more crucial than ever.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 1h 2min
Taste is your Moat (Dylan Field of Figma)
Dylan Field, CEO and co-founder of Figma, shares insights on the evolving role of design in the digital age. He discusses Figma Make, a tool aimed at turning ideas into prototypes quickly. Dylan emphasizes the need for natural language interfaces to foster creativity, while also addressing the importance of design quality as code generation advances. Delving into the concept of Figma as an aesthetic context repository, he explores how AI can enhance design representation without replacing designers, ensuring that aesthetics remain varied and innovative.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 1h 20min
Amp: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Quinn Slack, CEO of Sourcegraph, and Thorsten Ball, the lead engineer behind AMP, dive into the world of coding agents. They reveal their groundbreaking approach of shipping 15 times a day without code reviews. The duo debates the effectiveness of subagents and explores how AMP is reshaping workflows and team structures in software development. They also discuss the evolution of AI tooling, empowering users to craft their own enterprise software, and the critical need for agent-friendly logging practices. A fun and insightful look into the future of coding!
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Sep 11, 2025 • 58min
Context Engineering for Agents - Lance Martin, LangChain
Lance Martin, a key figure at Langchain specializing in context engineering, dives deep into effective tools for AI agents. He discusses the critical importance of context management during tool interactions and differentiates it from traditional prompt engineering. The conversation highlights innovative strategies to improve information flow, reduce context loss, and tackle challenges like context poisoning. Lance also sheds light on the evolution of context engineering, exploring how new buzzwords and practices shape the future of AI technology.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 19min
Better Data is All You Need — Ari Morcos, Datology
Ari Morcos, CEO of Datology and former research scientist at Google and Meta, discusses the vital but overlooked area of data curation in AI. He emphasizes that high-quality data is essential for developing efficient models, arguing that the focus should shift from scaling models to improving data quality. Morcos recounts his journey from neuroscience to understanding that as data scales, the importance of model architecture diminishes. He advocates for automating data curation to enable organizations to harness the full potential of AI effectively.
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Jul 31, 2025 • 1h 19min
The RLVR Revolution — with Nathan Lambert (AI2, Interconnects.ai)
Nathan Lambert, an AI researcher from AI2 and Interconnects.ai, returns to explore the evolution of Reinforcement Learning with Verified Rewards (RLVR). He discusses how RLVR shifts from subjective feedback to verifiable reward signals, enhancing scalability and reliability. Lambert highlights the challenges of tool use in RL frameworks and showcases the Tulu model series aimed at democratizing AI development. The conversation dives into the balance of fine-tuning, user data significance, and the implications for future AI performance and design.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 56min
AI is Eating Search
Robert McCloy, co-founder of Scrunch AI and former CTO of Hearsay, discusses the dramatic shift in search dynamics driven by AI technologies like ChatGPT. He reveals that AI is set to rival traditional search engines by 2026, prompting businesses to rethink SEO strategies. Conversion rates from AI-driven traffic are outperforming conventional methods. McCloy emphasizes the importance of user intent and structured content while navigating this new landscape, exploring how AI tools are reshaping consumer interactions and optimizing content on-the-fly.
