a16z podcast: TypeSafe's Jev embeds intelligence into software for probabilistic, intent-aware programs
a16z · youtube · 2026-09-28
a16z's Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado talk with TypeSafe AI founder Diogo Almeida:
- Core question: AI is remarkably capable, so why hasn't real automation arrived?
- Diogo argues coding agents just help write software faster while the software still works the old way. Jev instead embeds intelligence inside software, letting programs reason about intent and make probabilistic decisions.
- Reliability is the key to making AI genuinely programmable, potentially opening an era of probabilistic software.
- Counterintuitive take: established SaaS companies may actually be best positioned to benefit.
- Goal: technology that reliably does what I mean.
Related event: a16z Talks to TypeSafe's Founder on AI That Returns Decisions, Not Text(2 posts)→
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