Presentation – Back to the Code: Why CTOs Must Get Technical Again to Solve AI’s Real Problems

  • Most AI implementations fail by repeating old mistakes, such as monolithic, unmanageable prompts that are costly, fragile, and hard to debug.
  • This session makes the case for technical leadership to stay close to the code and understand the real challenges AI introduces to systems.
  • Learn how CircleCI’s team used agent decomposition to transform unreliable workflows into composable, maintainable systems.
  • You’ll walk away with a practical framework for modular AI agent design, and hard-won lessons from scaling AI beyond proof-of-concept.

Rob Zuber, CTO, CircleCI