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a16z with Diogo Almeida on software that decides
Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado interview Diogo Almeida on why capable models have not automated ordinary software, and what Jev is for instead.
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- Oct 2026
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Highlights
- a16z episode with Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado, and Diogo Almeida.
- The question in the description is where the automation is, given how capable chat models already are.
- Episode listings put it at about 42 minutes, recorded around 28 September 2026.
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An interview. a16z discloses that it and its affiliates may invest in companies discussed.
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Worth discounting. The caveats note a16z discloses that it and its affiliates may invest in companies discussed, and this is an interview rather than an eval, so the answers come from TypeSafe's CEO rather than an independent test.
That is the stated premise, not a documented result. The description frames the episode around why capable models have not automated ordinary software, and the highlights ask where the automation is. No measurement supporting the answer is recorded.
Possibly, with a caveat. The episode runs roughly 42 minutes and the highlights frame it around the missing automation rather than how to wire anything in. Nothing in the entry documents code, a playground session, or a walkthrough.
The entry does not record such a claim. The description says what Jev is for instead, which is a narrower job, and the highlights pose an open question about automation rather than presenting a head-to-head result.
Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado interview Diogo Almeida, TypeSafe's CEO. Episode listings put it at about 42 minutes recorded around 28 September 2026, and the framing question is where the automation is given how capable chat models already are.
No. Nothing in the entry documents code, a playground session, or a walkthrough; it is an interview built around why capable models have not automated ordinary software, with answers from TypeSafe's CEO rather than an independent test.
The caveat records that a16z discloses it and its affiliates may invest in companies discussed. Combined with the format, that means treat what you hear as an interested party's account rather than a measured result.
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Posts, threads, and videos about this entry from around the web.
YouTube: Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado ask Diogo Almeida where the automation is.
Hacker News: Simon Willison's overview of Noul, Choice, and Score, and where a decision model fits.
benwerd53 pointsJev introduces a new shape of LLMRead the thread on Hacker NewsHacker News: swyx posts the Latent Space interview with Diogo Almeida.
swyx4 pointsJev: System One Models for Prod, Not God – With Diogo Almeida, CEO, TypeSafe AIRead the thread on Hacker NewsX: Diogo Almeida in five minutes
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