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Software built for humans is slowing down AI agents
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SpaceXSI’s @mattyp explains why software built for humans is slowing down AI agents: "Late 2025 everybody was pretty skeptical. The discourse on X was, coding agents are cool, but I still read all the code. Then something happened 2025 to 2026 where people were like, actually I read less of the code." "All of these tools around knowledge work were designed for humans over the past 30, 40 years. It’s kinda funny to think about Grok Bot, an agent with a computer that is basically using a remote…
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FULL INTERVIEW: SpaceXSI's @mattyp says agents now build in an instant what used to take him a whole weekend. He still doesn't think software engineers will ever go away, because the "model doesn't really have empathy for people." @mattyp works on @bot at @spacexai. He joined @theojaffee to break down why chat might replace most apps, how Grok Bot keeps your passwords hidden from the bot itself, and what agents still can't do: 00:56 why have multiple Grok Bots instead of one 03:52 why chat might be the only UI you need 06:31 why chat is just the first form factor for agents 07:43 how Grok Bot handles security 09:22 the Gmail alerts from a VM in Korea 10:27 treat your agent like a new hire 11:23 the cantaloupe problem with AI memory 13:45 why software engineers won't go away 15:07 where models still fall short 17:49 how SpaceXSI uses Grok Bot internally 19:33 working for @elonmusk after Cursor 21:05 what comes after the IDE
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