Artificial intelligence is changing everything from art to enterprise IT, and a16z is watching all of it with a close eye. This podcast features discussions with leading AI engineers, founders, and experts, as well as our general partners, about where the technology and industry are heading.

&lt;p&gt;In this episode, a16z partner Joel de la Garza sits down with &lt;a href=&quot;https://socket.dev/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Socket&lt;/a&gt; founder and CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh to dive into the intersection of vibe coding and security. As one of the earliest security founders to fully embrace LLMs, Feross shares firsthand insights into how these technologies are transforming software engineering workflows and productivity — and where there are sharp edges that practitioners need to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The TL;DR: Treat AI-assisted programming the same way you&#039;d treat other programming, by vetting packages, reviewing code, and generally make sure you&#039;re not sacrificing security for speed. As he explained, LLMs can make developers more productive and even make their software more secure, but only if developers do their part by maintaining a safe supply chain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow everyone on social media: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/feross&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Feross Aboukhadijeh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/in/3448827723723234/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Joel de la Garza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence &lt;a href=&quot;https://a16z.com/ai/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, including articles, projects, and more podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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