High Agency is the podcast for AI builders. If you’re trying to understand how to successfully build AI products with Large Language Models and Generative AI th...
100x Hiring Speed with Superhuman Recruiters l Metaview Co-Founder
In this episode, Raza is joined by Shahriar Tajbakhsh, the co-founder of Metaview. They discuss how Metaview’s AI scribe automates interview note-taking, how AI agents can surface top candidates from thousands of resumes, and why hiring managers should think of AI as a co-worker, not just a tool. Raza's recomended reading: Creating a LLM-as-a-Judge That Drives Business Results.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction03:32 - How AI Co-Workers Are Transforming Recruiting06:21 - Inside MetaView: AI Scribe and Workflow Automation09:11 - Unlocking Hiring Insights with AI-Driven Conversations11:30 - Balancing AI Innovation and User Adoption14:05 - Metaview’s Tech Stack and the Role of LLMs18:29 - How MetaView Generates Superhuman Interview Notes23:18 - The Challenges of Building Reliable AI Hiring Agents32:40 - The Future of AI in Hiring: Automating Job Descriptions40:26 - AI Co-Workers That Work While You Sleep47:08 - Why Vertical AI Will Win Over General AI Agents50:24 - The Underrated Power of Graph-Based AI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is the LLM evals platform for enterprises. We give you the tools that top teams use to ship and scale AI with confidence. To find out more go to humanloop.com
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AI Will Replace Command Lines I Ex-Google Tech Lead and Founder at Warp
In this episode, Raza Habib chats with Zach Lloyd, CEO and founder of Warp, about how AI is transforming the developer experience. They explore how Warp is reimagining the command line, the power of AI-driven automation, and what the future holds for coding workflows.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction04:06 - Why the terminal needed reinvention07:11 - AI’s role in Warp’s evolution08:55 - Key AI features in Warp12:49 - Balancing safety, reliability, and usability19:43 - Challenges in AI-Powered development22:33 - Changing developer behavior with AI27:24 - Prompt engineering and context optimization31:05 - Lessons for building AI products37:50 - The future of AI in software development46:42 - Underappreciated AI innovations------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is the LLM evals platform for enterprises. We give you the tools that top teams use to ship and scale AI with confidence. To find out more go to humanloop.com
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Google Is Dead: How This 144-GPU Startup Is Building Einstein-Level AI Search I Will Bryk | Exa CEO
Will Bryk, CEO of Exa, sits down with Raza Habib to reveal why traditional search engines are becoming obsolete and how his startup is building an AI-powered search engine for the future. From constructing a massive GPU cluster to predicting AI will surpass human mathematicians by 2026, Will shares fascinating insights about the technological breakthroughs that will reshape society in the coming months.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction 05:13 - Exa as a Tool for LLMs and Neural Search 06:19 - Introducing "Websets" and Its Use Cases 10:16 - Building a Compute Cluster: Why Own vs. Rent? 12:00 - The Bitter Lesson and Scalability in AI 17:11 - Interesting Use Cases for Exa 19:44 - People Search and CRM Opportunities 21:10 - Predictions for AI Progress and Test-Time Compute 27:10 - Implications of AI on Creative Tasks and Society 29:15 - Automation, Jobs, and the Knowledge Economy 33:57 - What Could Stop AI Progress? 36:22 - Advice for AI Builders and Entrepreneurs------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is the LLM evals platform for enterprises. We give you the tools that top teams use to ship and scale AI with confidence. To find out more go to humanloop.com
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$100M raised: How Decagon is building better AI agents I Jesse Zhang
In this episode, Jesse Zhang joins Raza to discuss building cutting-edge AI agents for customer support. They explore how his early passion for LLMs led to creating a company that’s transforming the way businesses like Rippling, Duolingo, and Webflow interact with customers. Jesse breaks down the challenges of scaling AI systems, the importance of customer feedback, and his predictions for the future of AI.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction and Jesse Zhang's Background 01:17 - First Exposure to LLMs and Building Early Projects 04:32 - Decagon’s Rapid Growth and Differentiation in AI 06:37 - Understanding Decagon’s AI Customer Support Product 10:21 - Challenges in Building High-Performance AI Systems 13:14 - Evolution from Simple RAG to Agent Architectures 16:54 - Measuring Accuracy with Evals and Customer Feedback 19:05 - Balancing Customization and Reusability Across Clients 22:35 - Handling Customer Data and Incremental Deployment 25:21 - Restructuring Support Teams for AI Integration 27:03 - Team Composition and the Role of Domain Expertise 29:19 - Advice for New AI Builders: Customer-Driven Development 32:21 - Key Insights on AI Agents and Enterprise Adoption 36:34 - Predictions for AI Advancements in 2025 39:41 - Is AI Overhyped or Underhyped? 41:07 - Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is the LLM evals platform for enterprises. We give you the tools that top teams use to ship and scale AI with confidence. To find out more go to humanloop.com
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How GitHub Copilot Became the First LLM-Powered Developer Tool with Ryan Salva
On this week's episode, former GitHub Copilot lead Ryan Salva breaks down how AI coding tools became ubiquitous almost overnight. They discuss the critical differences between what novice and expert developers expect from AI, why starting with predictive text was both a blessing and a curse, and how the rapid adoption of AI assistance is reshaping the future of software development.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - The Creation of GitHub Copilot 05:39 - From Prototype to Product: Challenges in Scaling 07:37 - How GitHub Copilot Works Behind the Scenes 11:18 - Metrics That Matter: Evaluating AI Success 14:43 - Building Momentum: What It Feels Like to Launch a Hit 17:51 - The Evolution of AI Tools for Developers 21:13 - Evaluations and Testing in AI Development 26:00 - The Role of Automation and the Future of Coding 30:53 - Will Engineers Still Write Code in the Future? 33:16 - Advice for Aspiring AI Builders 36:51 - Is AI Overhyped or Underhyped? 38:17 - Closing Reflections ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is the LLM evals platform for enterprises. We give you the tools that top teams use to ship and scale AI with confidence. To find out more go to humanloop.com
High Agency is the podcast for AI builders. If you’re trying to understand how to successfully build AI products with Large Language Models and Generative AI then this podcast is made for you. Each week we interview leaders at companies building on the frontier who have already succeeded with AI in production. We share their stories, lessons and playbooks so you can build more quickly and with confidence.
AI is moving incredibly fast and no-one is truly an expert yet, High Agency is for people who are learning by doing and will share knowledge through the community.
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