Becoming an AI engineering company

by Malte Ubl (CTO @ Vercel)

AI represents the biggest disruption to software development since the release of the iPhone and maybe even the web itself. What makes the AI revolution unique is that it transforms how we write software, and what software we write, and that these dual disruptions compound: AI makes it easier to write software, and smarter AI models make it easier to use AI in software.


Yet beyond the initial excitement lies a deeper change to software development that requires us to step out of our comfort zone as legacy processes, rooted in specifications, and automated testing confront a world of non-determinism and free-form human computer interaction.


In this talk we’ll dive into Vercel’s own journey from being a traditional software company to becoming an AI company, and how you can apply some of the same lessons to your own business.