Y Combinator Startup Podcast Replit CEO Amjad Masad: Coding Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of Work
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Jul 17, 2025 
Amjad Masad, Founder and CEO of Replit, shares his journey from Jordan to revolutionizing programming accessibility. He discusses how Replit evolved from a coding education tool to a platform for AI-assisted software creation. Topics include the rapid growth of automation in software development and its impact on productivity. Amjad also explores the future of work, emphasizing creativity over traditional coding skills, and the importance of bridging gaps between engineers and casual users through innovative coding tools.
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Future of Work: Human and Multimodal
- The future of work will be more human, interactive, and multimodal, rather than AI simply taking all jobs.
- Learning to create things across modalities, not just traditional coding, will become essential.
Replit's Bet on AI Agents
- During a financial struggle, Replit cut many jobs and doubled down on developing Replit Agent.
- This bet was crucial, especially with the release of better models like GPT 3.5.
Agent Coherence Enables Autonomy
- Model coherence duration is critical for effective autonomous AI agents.
- With a system working coherently for hours, AI can function like a human worker but faster.