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Platform Engineering in the age of Generative AI - Jul 7, 2026 · 1:02:16 Platform engineering must evolve to manage Generative AI. The key is building a robust 'harness'—a system of guides and sensors—to ensure consistency, mitigate vulnerabilities, and guide agents toward high-quality outcomes.

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The DevOps Godfather on AI's "Dark Factory" Problem Jul 13, 2026 · 22:25 Patrick Debois discusses scaling autonomous coding agents, arguing that success requires shifting focus from individual code fixes to improving the underlying system and platform architecture. Patrick Debois Maps the Patterns of AI-Native Dev Jul 14, 2026 · 47:39 Patrick Debois maps AI-native development maturity, outlining a progression of patterns (Prompting $\rightarrow$ Context $\rightarrow$ Harness $\rightarrow$ Loop) and emphasizing that organizational success requires platform enablement and measuring shared component contributions. Stanford MS&E435 Economics of the AI Supercycle | Spring 2026 | Applications, AI in Life Sciences Jul 17, 2026 · 49:13 AI is revolutionizing drug discovery by building end-to-end platforms that accelerate R&D. Speakers discuss how LLMs and specialized models are compressing the 10–15 year timeline for drugs through 'zero shot' molecular design.

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AI Writes More PRs. Who Validates Them? — Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, Sonar Oct 9, 2026 · 11:34 AI is making PRs bigger and more numerous, turning CI/Code Review into a bottleneck. Discover agentic validation: an automated system that reviews, autofixes, and auto-merges PRs, keeping your development velocity high. Liz Fong-Jones: 2x the PRs, 1.5x the Incidents Sep 29, 2026 · 49:39 Scaling development with AI requires more than just generating code. Learn how automated code review, Jev classifiers, and robust CI/CD guardrails are essential to manage the flood of AI-generated PRs and maintain system reliability. Coding Agents Don't Scale Themselves. Neither Do Your Teams. — Patrick Debois, Tessl Aug 22, 2026 · 22:06 Scaling automation requires shifting focus from fixing agent-produced code to improving the underlying system. Success depends on establishing centralized, reusable platforms and mandates for context authoring.

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