From building CoPilot as GitHub CTO to building a code foundation model at Poolside: Jason Warner explores the AI Code Generation journey and where it leads

In this episode of AI Native Dev, Guy Podjarny sits down with Jason Warner, a veteran in software development and AI. Jason's impressive career includes roles such as CTO at GitHub, where he contributed to the creation of GitHub Actions and GitHub Copilot, GM at Heroku, and positions at Canonical and Redpoint Ventures. Now, as the founder of Poolside, Jason focuses on developing state-of-the-art language models for software development. This episode covers the evolution of code generation, the impact of AI on software development, the challenges and limitations of current models, and speculations on the future role of developers in an AI-native world.