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Vercel’s Developer Frameworks with Ary Khandelwal and Max Leiter

Feb 20, 2025

Ary Khandelwal and Max Leiter, part of Vercel's AI team, delve into the exciting realm of AI application development. They discuss the pivotal role of Vercel’s AI SDK and V0 in simplifying complex tasks for developers, making AI tools more accessible. The duo emphasizes the significance of user interaction in enhancing AI model accuracy and outlines the innovative ShadCN component framework that provides unprecedented design flexibility. They also touch on community-driven development and the coordination of AI models to optimize user experience.

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Max Leiter

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Quick takeaways

High-quality AI model APIs significantly simplify AI application development by abstracting complex tasks like deployment and data retrieval.

Vercel's AI SDK and v0 framework enable developers to create AI-powered applications easily while ensuring flexibility and customization.

The evolving landscape of AI tools emphasizes reliable, user-friendly frameworks, which empower both technical and non-technical users in app development.

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Lowering Barriers to AI Development

The availability of high-quality AI model APIs has notably simplified the process of developing AI applications. These APIs abstract complex tasks such as model deployment, data retrieval, and natural language processing, making it more accessible for developers. Vercel offers a suite of tools designed to enhance this experience, including their AI SDK and the v0 framework. These solutions are tailored to streamline AI web application development, ultimately allowing developers to focus more on business logic rather than technical intricacies.

Intro

2min

AI Collaboration at Vercel

13min

Navigating the Complexity of Large Language Models in Application Development

2min

Enhancing AI Models Through User Interaction

4min

Revolutionizing Design Systems with ShadCN

4min

Building Customizable Solutions for AI Development

3min

Community-Driven Development and AI Model Coordination

2min

Exploring AI Agents and Development Tools

22min

The availability of high-quality AI model APIs has drastically lowered the barriers developing AI applications. These tools abstract away complex tasks such as model deployment, scaling, data retrieval, natural language processing, and text generation.

Vercel has developed a complementary set of tools for building AI web applications, including their AI SDK, v0, and the shadcn/ui component framework.

Ary Khandelwal and Max Leiter are on the AI team at Vercel. In this episode they join Kevin Ball to talk about the AI SDK, v0, shadcn/ui and the AI tooling ecosystem at Vercel.

Kevin Ball or KBall, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.

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