High Agency: The Podcast for AI Builders

Raza Habib

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. Where to find us: https://hubs.ly/Q02z2HR40

  1. 5월 20일

    How Graphite's $50M Series B is Transforming AI Code Review

    Merrill Lutsky, co-founder and CEO of Graphite, discusses their evolution from stack diff workflows to Diamond, an AI code review agent that just helped secure their $50M Series B. He shares insights on building reliable AI review systems, why over-generating and pruning comments works better than single responses, and the shift from RAG to agentic code browsing. Merrill offers a provocative vision where developers define requirements and AI agents build the code, potentially eliminating traditional IDE coding. This episode provides valuable perspectives on how AI is fundamentally reshaping software development workflows and engineering roles. Chapters:00:00 - Introduction and Graphite overview01:58 - Evolution from stack diffs to AI review07:39 - Diamond: The AI code reviewer explained10:13 - Human vs AI review: Finding the balance11:44 - Engineering challenges of reliable AI review17:38 - Over-generate and prune: A winning strategy24:49 - From RAG to code browser agents28:12 - The bitter lesson of AI engineering30:48 - The future of software engineering37:33 - Is AI over or under-hyped?

    43분

  2. 5월 13일

    The End of Language-Only Models l Amit Jain, Luma AI

    This week Raza is joined by Amit Jain, CEO and co-founder of Luma AI, to explore why the future of artificial intelligence lies beyond language. Amit shares Luma’s bold mission to build world models through multimodal training and why video is the most overlooked and critical data source in AI today. Chapters:00:00 - Introduction03:40 - Competing with Big AI Labs: Language vs. Multimodality08:09 - Joint Training and Why Current Multimodal Models Fall Short11:01 - Language is Discrete, the World is Continuous14:36 - Do These Models Have World Models?18:18 - Planning, Counterfactuals, and Causal Reasoning in AI22:08 - Capabilities of Ray 2 and Real-World Use Cases26:14 - Rethinking Video Length and Creative Workflows29:18 - Solving Coherence Across Shots and Characters30:00 - When Will AI Create a Feature-Length Film?31:27 - What You Can Build with Luma’s API Today35:49 - Overlooked Ideas and Noise in the AI Industry38:34 - Why Video is the Missing Link in AI

    40분

  3. 4월 3일

    From 0 to $40M in 5 Months: Bolt.new Story with Eric Simons

    Eric Simons discusses the meteoric rise of Bolt.new, an AI-powered web app builder that went from zero to $40 million ARR in just five months. He shares insights on how they built an AI agent capable of creating full-stack web applications from simple prompts, the challenges of rapid growth, and the future of AI in software development. From nearly shutting down the company to becoming one of the fastest-growing AI products in history, Eric offers valuable lessons for anyone building in the AI space. Chapters:00:00 - Introduction and Bolt.new overview06:05 - The journey from near-shutdown to rapid growth13:28 - Challenges of explosive growth and scaling18:50 - Technical deep dive: Building Bolt.new26:37 - Debugging and improving AI-generated code32:09 - Future directions and enterprise adoption34:11 - Advice for building AI applications37:03 - The concept of "vibe revenue" in AI startups39:39 - Is AI over or under-hyped? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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

    42분

  4. 3월 21일

    Saving Pharma Companies Billions with AI l Patrick Leung from Faro Health

    In this episode of High Agency, Patrick Leung from Faro Health explains how they're using AI to revolutionize clinical trial design by both generating regulatory documents and extracting insights from thousands of existing trials. Patrick emphasises the essential collaboration between clinical experts and AI engineers when building reliable systems in healthcare's high-stakes environment.  Chapters:00:00 - Introduction04:26 - Clinical trials before: Microsoft Word Documents08:17 - Document generation using AI12:26 - What makes clinical trials so expensive16:26 - Parsing and processing clinical trial data18:04 - Challenges with traditional evaluation metrics21:28 - Importance of domain experts in the evaluation process24:35 - Collaboration between domain experts and engineering31:26 - Building a graph-based knowledge system34:27 - Roles and skillsets required38:06 - Lessons learned building LLM products40:56 - Discussion on AI capabilities and limitations46:07 - Is AI overhyped or underhyped ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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

    48분

  5. 3월 7일

    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

    53분

  6. 2월 21일

    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

    48분

  7. 2월 7일

    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

    39분

  8. 1월 22일

    $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

    42분
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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. Where to find us: https://hubs.ly/Q02z2HR40

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  • 제작진
    Raza Habib
  • 방송 연도
    2024년 - 2025년
  • 에피소드
    34
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    © 2025 Raza Habib

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