Beyond the CLI: Agentic AI for async workloads and non-developers
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Christopher Sanson and Madison Capps discuss AI adoption and its impact on productivity at Airbnb.
In this session from DX Annual, Christopher Sanson, Product Lead, AI Developer Experience, and Madison Capps, Engineering Manager, Infrastructure at Airbnb, challenge some of the most common assumptions about AI. Is AI primarily about replacing humans? Do organizations need mandates to drive adoption? And are the productivity gains really as small as some studies suggest? Using examples from Airbnb's own AI journey, they share how the company achieved widespread adoption of agentic AI through AirChat, community enablement, and internal tooling rather than top-down mandates. They also discuss the impact AI is having on developer productivity, how non-developers are increasingly using coding tools, and how teams are rethinking product development in an AI-first world. Finally, Madison takes a deeper look at the infrastructure powering Airbnb’s AI strategy, including AirChat CLI, the AirChat SDK, and AirChat Remote, along with the company’s vision for asynchronous agent workflows and the next generation of AI-powered development. Where to find Christopher Sanson: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersanson Where to find Madison Capps: • LinkedIn…
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