The New Stack Podcast Why AI Parallelization Will Be One of the Biggest Challenges of 2026
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Dec 16, 2025 Rob Whiteley, CEO of Coder and veteran in open source and developer tooling, shares his insights on the rapid evolution of AI. He compares today’s AI developments to the Gold Rush era, emphasizing the critical role of tool providers. Whiteley highlights the skills gap and how it creates a divide among companies leveraging AI effectively. He introduces Coder's Mux, an innovative tool for managing multiple AI agents, and discusses the challenges of governance and agent accountability, emphasizing a new era of AI-native development.
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Velocity Is Unprecedented
- The pace of change in AI tooling is the fastest Rob Whiteley has seen in 25 years.
- Platform teams can no longer tell developers “no”; they must enable productivity safely.
AI-Native Trumps Bolt-On
- Companies that rethink workflows with AI-native designs gain outsized advantage.
- Those who bolt AI on will likely fall behind and widen a capabilities gap.
Invest In Platform Engineering
- Build a platform engineering practice that treats developers as customers to integrate AI safely.
- Use platform teams to enable and govern developer AI tools rather than outright blocking them.