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Agents at workAgents at Work 15: The Voice of AI Agents w/ Tom Shapland (LiveKit)In this episode of Agents at Work, Jordi Montes sits down with Tom Shapland , product manager at LiveKit, the open-source platform powering real-time audio/video. They power the voice agents behind ChatGPT’s audio interface.They dive into:How a LiveKit side project became the voice pipeline for ChatGPTThe rise of cascaded pipelines vs. audio-to-audio agentsWhat makes voice turn-taking so tricky (and how to fix it)The role of tone, latency, and emotion in building natural-sounding AIWhy voice agents are more th...2025-07-2446 minAgents at workAgents at work 14: Context is the only moat left w/Nimrod from BazWhen generating code becomes 1000x cheaper and code reviews become the bottleneck.In this episode, Jordi interviews Nimrod , co-founder and CTO of BazBaz is a company focused on code review through advanced AI and understanding of code semantics. They discuss the evolution of code analysis tools, the transition from previous ventures, and the importance of context in code reviews. Nimrod shares insights on the use of Abstract Syntax Trees (AST) and how Baz leverages them to enhance code understanding and review processes.We...2025-07-1044 minAgents at workAgents at work 13: vibe coding production-ready AI Agents w/Saqib from LangbaseIn this episode of Agents at Work Jordi Montes interviews Saqib Ameen, a founding engineer at Langbase. They explore the evolution of AI development beyond Silicon Valley, Saqib's journey from working on symbolic programming to building sophisticated AI agents, and the exciting launch of Chai, a platform for building and deploying production-ready AI agents.Discover how Langbase's primitives-first approach and emphasis on developer experience are revolutionizing the way engineers and companies integrate AI into their workflows. Jordi and Saqib unpack topics ranging from the technical intricacies of symbolic programming a...2025-05-2253 minAgents at workAgents at work 13: vibe coding production-ready AI Agents w/Saqib from LangbaseIn this episode of Agents at Work Jordi Montes interviews Saqib Ameen, a founding engineer at Langbase. They explore the evolution of AI development beyond Silicon Valley, Saqib's journey from working on symbolic programming to building sophisticated AI agents, and the exciting launch of Chai, a platform for building and deploying production-ready AI agents.Discover how Langbase's primitives-first approach and emphasis on developer experience are revolutionizing the way engineers and companies integrate AI into their workflows. Jordi and Saqib unpack topics ranging from the technical intricacies of symbolic programming and transformer models, to practical insights on deploying scalable, version-controlled...2025-05-2255 minAgents at workAgents at work 12: Reliability is the key w/ Anita from VellumIn this conversation, Jordi Montes and Anita from Vellum discuss the evolving landscape of AI solutions, particularly in enterprise settings.Anita, Head of Growth at Vellum.ai , emphasizes the importance of building reliable AI systems in the enterprise context. She shares her experiences building solutions for real world use cases in companies like Headspace or Redfin.The discussion also touches on client expectations, the evolution of user satisfaction, and the internal adoption of AI tools within companies.The cherry on the cake is the...2025-05-0144 minAgents at workAgents at work 11: Running AI Generated code w/ Tereza from E2BIn this conversation, Jordi Montes and Tereza Tizkova dive deep into the challenges and opportunities around running AI-generated code safely and efficiently. Tereza explains how their E2B provides essential cloud sandbox infrastructure designed specifically for AI agents.The discussion explores why AI-generated code must be executed in secure, isolated environments and how E2B’s solution leverages micro virtual machines (micro VMs) to offer enhanced security, scalability, and speed. She highlights real-world applications like web app generation, deep research, data analysis, and computer-use agents,.They also address critical questions about open-source strategy, evolving LLM capabilities, industry benchmarks, and th...2025-04-1851 minAgents at workAgents at work 10: Tinkering is all you need w/ Sully Omar from OttoIn this episode, Jordi Montes and Sully Omar discuss the evolution of AI agents, emphasizing the importance of hands-on tinkering in understanding and developing these technologies. They explore the definition of AI agents, the future of their simplification and intelligence, and the implications of frameworks like MCP for AI interactions. The conversation also touches on the role of payment systems in AI, the paradigm shift in agent functionality, and the categorization of AI models through a structured framework. In this conversation, Sully discusses the tiered structure of AI models, emphasizing the importance of evaluating new models based on their...2025-04-1141 minAgents at workAgents at Work 9: AI Agents from First Principles w/ Johno Whitaker from Answer.AIIn this episode, Jordi Montes and Johno Whitaker (https://answer.ai) discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents, exploring definitions, the impact of generative AI, and how AI development is becoming more accessible. Answer.AI is a new kind of AI R&D lab which creates practical end-user products based on foundational research breakthroughs. You can think about it as Xerox Labs for the AI era.They delve into notebook-driven development, integration of AI in software workflows, and debate whether the future will feature powerful single models or cooperative networks of smaller agents. The conversation emphasizes empowering users through...2025-04-031h 05Agents at workAgents at Work 8: building real AI agents at IBM w/ Roy DerksIn this conversation, Jordi Montes and Roy Derks discuss the evolution of AI agents, the role of IBM in the AI landscape, and the capabilities of the WatsonX platform. Roy explores the concept of agents in AI, industry adoption of AI technologies, and the balance between legal and engineering perspectives in large organizations. He also shares his journey from startups to IBM, highlighting the changes in development tools and the significance of GraphQL in AI integration. The discussion concludes with insights on the future of data access through MCP and the importance of making data easily accessible.2025-03-2755 minAgents at workAgents at work 7: 10x development for engineering teams w/ Aiswarya Sankar from EntelligenceIn this episode of Agents at Work, Jordi Montes interviews Aiswarya from Entelligence, a company building AI engineering agents to help large engineering teams reduce overhead and focus on product development. Aiswarya explains how Entelligence's tools assist with code reviews, documentation, and team coordination. She explains how their AI agents can catch issues in code, keep documentation continuously updated, and provide insights for managers about team productivity. She shares insights about the limitations of current AI coding models and how their product complements code generation tools by serving as...2025-03-2134 minAgents at workAgents at Work 6: A front door for AI agents w/ Josh Mayer from TollbitIn this episode, Jordi Montes interviews Josh Meyer, a founding engineer at Tollbit. Josh discusses the evolution of AI agents, LLMs (Large Language Models), and how tools are being integrated into AI applications.Josh shares insights from his work at Tollbit, a company helping publishers monetize AI systems that scrape their websites. He also explains his project BrowserPassport, which provides authentication and authorization solutions for AI agents. At the end he exposes the main benefits of being in San Francisco when building a startup related to AI.2025-03-1355 minAgents at workAgents at work 5: browser copilots with Arjun Chintapalli and Bhavani KalisettyIn this episode, Jordi Montes speaks with Arjun Chintapalli and Bhavani Kalisetty, co-founders of Retriever (https://rtrvr.ai), about the evolution of browser AI copilots. Arjun shares his background in federated learning at Google before founding RTRVR in December. Browser extension approach to AI assistance represents a significant advancement over traditional automation methods. By interpreting DOM representations rather than screenshots, this technology achieves greater speed, accuracy, and reliability compared to vision-based alternatives. The conversation explores how browser-based AI agents can simultaneously work across multiple tabs, extract structured data from websites, and integrate directly with productivity tools. All at a...2025-03-0649 minAgents at workAgents At Work 4: the future of coding with Thorsten BallIn this episode, Jordi Montes and Thorsten Ball discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents, particularly in the context of Sourcegraph and software development.Thorsten is back to working at Sourcegraph after one year helping to develop the Zed code editor. He is well know in the Golang and software engineering communities as the author of "Writing An Interpreter In Go"and "Writing A Compiler In Go". Sourcegraph accelerates how software gets built, helping developers search, understand, and write code in complex codebases with AI.2025-02-2748 min
Agents at workAgents at Work 3: Aomni With DavidIn this episode, Jordi Montes and David from Aomni discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents, their definitions, and their implications for software interaction and sales operations. David and his projects went viral multiple times the last one being an open source version of Deep Research. His company, Aomni, enables B2B sales reps save more than 7 hours per week on prospect research.David shares insights on building autonomous agents for revenue teams, the challenges of current software stacks, and the future of AI in enterprise sales. We talk about the role of tool calling in AI development and...2025-02-2049 min
Agents at workAgents at Work 2: Okareo With Matthew WymanIn this episode, Jordi Montes and Matt Wyman discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents, exploring their definitions, applications, and the challenges faced in building complex systems. Matt shares his journey from engineering to product management, highlighting the importance of understanding user behavior and the need for new monitoring tools tailored for AI systems. They delve into diverse use cases for AI agents, from parts catalogs to onboarding processes, and debate the merits of fine-tuning versus in-context learning. In this conversation, Matt Wyman and Jordi Montes discuss the evolving landscape of AI performance metrics, the importance of establishing baselines...2025-02-1744 min
Agents at workAgents at Work 1: Open Agents With Christopher DavidIn this episode of Agents at Work, Jordi Montes interviews Christopher David, founder and CEO of OpenAgents, discussing the evolution of AI agents, their functionality, and the future of coding agents. Christopher shares insights on the development of ONYX, a mobile app for coding agents, and the importance of transparency and trust in AI development. The conversation also touches on the impact of new AI models, the role of interfaces, and the vision for a Bitcoinized economy where agents can operate autonomously.2025-02-1445 min
Hivemind: Ideas from the EdgeMoney & Markets in a Post AGI World with Jordi Montes, Founder - FewsatsJordi is one of the few people in the world with a deep understanding of the concurrent singularities of AI and Bitcoin. He has particularly novel thoughts on the nature of money and markets post AGI/ASI. This was a fascinating discussion - hope you enjoy! A few topics we discuss: * How Jordi became AGI/ASI pilled (language = code)* The concurrent singularities of AGI/Bitcoin (almost no-one understands them both)* Two fundamental types intelligence: 1) desire / will and 2) implementation* AGI capabilities: all implementation, “will” remains to be seen* As l...2025-01-292h 15
LunaticoinL236 - Opiniones impopulares sobre bitcoiners con Jordi Montes"Sobre lo de gastar bitcoin... sobre lo de Numbers go up.... sobre las becas..." es hora de pasar un check de salud bitcoiner con algunas opiniones impopulares que hoy nos regala Jordi Montes.
Jordi es más bitcoiner que Satoshi pero en el camino de la creación de su nueva empresa -- Fewsats -- ha detectado 5 realidades que deberíamos revisar o al menos ser consciente para no hacernos trampas al solitario naranja.
El pod empieza con una explicación de qué es fewsats y es en el minuto 25 cuando empieza con las opiniones impop...2024-07-231h 49