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AI Agents, RAG hype, and the "Impossible Triangle" of LLM Infrastructure take center stage in this deep dive with Swyx (Shawn Wang). As the co-founder of AI Engineer and a team member at Cognition, Swyx breaks down why vertical agents are the golden opportunity for developers right now. We explore the decline of standalone vector databases, the rise of MCP vs. Computer Use, and why your prompts shouldn't live in your codebase. Whether you are building AI tools or trying to scale them, this conversation covers the essential shift from "vibe coding" to serious engineering using AI Gateways and proper evaluations.
Swyx's Website: https://www.swyx.io/
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:03 - Why Agentic Browsers Haven't Stuck Yet
00:05:33 - Voice vs Slack: The God Interface
00:11:24 - Why MCP Won & The Reality of Integrations
00:18:27 - The Vector Database Hype Cycle
00:20:37 - Why You Should Build Vertical AI Agents
00:30:03 - Stop Putting Prompts in Your Codebase
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