AI Engineer World’s Fair 2025 - Day 2 Keynotes & SWE Agents track

Opening Remarks 00:10

• The video begins with a musical introduction and cheers from the audience.
• Lorie Voss welcomes attendees to Day 2 of the AI Engineer World's Fair.

Keynote Speakers and Announcements 13:42

• Lorie Voss introduces the VP of Developer Relations at Llama Index, Lorie Voss, who discusses the importance of community and announces a new AI Education Summit.
• Benjamin Duny, co-founder of the AI Engineer World's Fair, shares his personal journey with AI, especially focusing on ChatGPT and its impact.
• Logan Kilpatrick from Google DeepMind presents updates on the Gemini model, emphasizing its performance improvements and the increase in AI inference demand.

Gemini Updates 20:20

• Logan discusses the new Gemini model and its enhancements, including better performance across various benchmarks.
• He highlights the organizational changes at Google that combined AI research and product teams, leading to increased innovation and efficiency.

Deep Dive into AI Thinking 32:14

• Jack Ray, a principal research scientist at Google DeepMind, explains the thinking process in AI models and its relevance to improving reasoning capabilities.
• He presents historical examples of progress in AI and emphasizes the importance of identifying and solving bottlenecks in intelligence.

AI Code Review and Evaluation 51:12

• Manu Goyal from Brain Trust discusses the significance of evals in AI development, highlighting the necessity of evaluating models before production.
• He explains how evals help reduce risks and improve the quality of AI systems.

AI Agents in Action 01:21:43

• Eno Reyes from Factory presents how AI agents, or droids, can assist in software development by automating tasks and improving efficiency.
• He shares insights on using AI agents for incident response and planning.

Hackathon Presentations 08:33

• Teams present their projects from the AI Engineer hackathon, showcasing innovations such as survival of the future and tab RL.
• Each team demonstrates their AI-driven solutions, focusing on improving user experience and automation in software development.

Closing Remarks and Awards 09:04:11

• Lorie Voss thanks all speakers and participants, announcing the winners of the hackathon and best speaker awards.
• The event wraps up with acknowledgments to volunteers and sponsors, and attendees are encouraged to continue engaging in the AI engineering community.