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Vercel AI with Lee Robinson

Jan 30, 2024

Lee Robinson, VP of Product at Vercel, discusses Vercel's AI SDK, the V0 AI tool, and the importance of the front-end in creating a product that customers love. They also explore how AI is revolutionizing front-end web development and the concept of adaptive UI. Additionally, they discuss the emerging AI tech stack and investments made by the company. Overall, they highlight Vercel's focus on developer experience and their goal to democratize the creation of rich interactive widgets.

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Quick takeaways

Vercel's V0 AI tool uses generative AI to create React code from text prompts, utilizing open-source tools like Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.

Versel's AI-first approach to web development empowers developers to enhance product experiences, build dynamic front-end applications, and integrate AI technologies.

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Versailles: A Cloud Platform for Web Projects and the Next.js Framework

Versailles is a cloud platform that offers rapid deployment for web projects, and they have developed the successful Next.js framework. The recent release of V0, a generative AI tool, has garnered attention. This tool uses open source tools like Tailwind CSS and Shad CNI to create React code from prompts. Lee Robinson, VP of Product at Versailles, discusses the company, their AI SDK that connects front-end code with LLMs, and the V0 AI tool on this podcast episode.

Introduction

2min

The Growth of Vercel and the Importance of the Front-end

12min

Importance of Understanding Generated Outputs and Simplifying Billing

2min

Revolutionizing Front-End Web Development with AI

15min

Exploring the Concept of Adaptive UI

3min

The Emerging AI Tech Stack and Investment Strategy

16min

Vercel provides a cloud platform to rapidly deploy web projects, and they develop the highly successful Next.js framework. The company recently made headlines when they announced v0 which is a generative AI tool to create React code from text prompts. The generated code uses open-source tools like Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.

Lee Robinson is the VP of Product at Vercel. He helps lead the product teams and focuses on developer experience on the platform. He joins the show to talk about Vercel, their AI SDK to easily connect frontend code with LLMs, the v0 AI tool, and more.

Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer .