How Too Much Information Destroys Agent Performance

How Too Much Information Destroys Agent Performance

Author: Tessl January 20, 2026 Duration: 20:18
Most AI agents fail because you're using them wrong. Here’s what actually works in production. In this episode, Simon Maple sits down with Itamar Friedman (CEO of Qodo) and Robert Brennan (CEO of OpenHands) at QCon AI. They pull back the curtain on why agents hallucinate, provide inconsistent answers, and ship low-quality code. On the docket: • Why a third of developer-reported AI output is incorrect • Why you must separate creative coding agents from structured review agents • How ex...

Hosted by Guy Podjarny and Simon Maple, The AI Native Dev-from Copilot today to AI Native Software Development tomorrow is a conversation about the profound shift happening right now in how software is created. This isn't just another tech show about using the latest AI tool; it's a deep, ongoing exploration of what it means to build software in an age where artificial intelligence is a fundamental partner. Each episode unpacks the practical realities and the long-term implications of this transition, moving beyond today's assistive copilots to imagine the workflows, team structures, and architectural decisions of a fully AI-native future. For developers and engineering leaders who feel both the excitement and the uncertainty of this moment, the podcast offers grounded discussions, expert insights, and forward-thinking analysis. You'll hear concrete examples of AI's current impact on coding practices alongside speculative, thoughtful debates about where this all might lead. The dialogue is shaped by a genuine curiosity about how we can actively guide this transformation rather than just react to it. Tune in for a nuanced perspective that treats AI not as a simple productivity hack, but as the core of a new development paradigm that is still being written. This Tessl production provides a essential space for anyone invested in the craft of building software to understand and help shape what comes next.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
What Holds Devs Back From Multi-Agent Thinking | Guy Podjarny [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:57
LLMs don’t get smarter when you dump everything into context, they get distracted. At AI-Native DevCon, Guy Podjarny unpacks the evolution of AI augmented development, and how devs can get the most from current tools. On…
The Hidden Vulnerabilities Behind AI Code | René Brandel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:44
If software can improve autonomously, why shouldn’t security? On this episode of AI Native Dev, René Brandel, founder and CEO of Casco, explores how upfront specs enable reliable agent generated software, and how that sa…
What Developers Can Build Next With AI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:54
In this compilation, Simon Maple brings together Baruch Sadogursky (TuxCare), Liran Tal (Snyk), Alex Gavrilescu (Greentube), and Josh Long (Broadcom) to break down where AI-assisted development fails, and what teams must…
Claude, TypingMind, AMP & MCP Servers: The Future Dev [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:24
How do you give an agent the same visibility a human developer has, without giving it full control? Alan Pope, Senior Developer Advocate at Tessl, explains how Model Context Protocols (MCPs) give AI agents structured acc…
AI Agents Beyond Context Limits | Maksim Shaposhnikov [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:26
Bots follow scripts. Assistants wait for your commands. Agents act autonomously. Maksim Shaposhnikov, AI Research Engineer at Tessl, joins Simon Maple to unpack the capabilities of AI coding agents, including how develop…
Redefining Developer Workflows in the AI Era with MCP | Steve Manuel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:50
The risk of letting AI do more than autocomplete? It can quickly spin out of control. On this episode of AI Native Dev, Steve Manuel, founder and CEO of Dylibso, unpacks MCP, the protocol that keeps AI extensions safe an…
How Slack AI Agents Accelerate Dev Productivity | Samuel Messing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:53
AI only becomes effective in workflows when it speaks the language of the enterprise. In this episode of AI Native Dev, Simon Maple sits down with Samuel Messing, VP of Engineering for Search and AI at Slack, to explore…