In 2025, AI agents are changing how developers code, build, and think about software. In this video, an experienced solution architect Vladislav Vorobev explains the real differences between popular AI assistants like Copilot and Windsurf, how AI agents actually work in programming, what skills developers need to stay competitive, and where the line is between useful help and losing control over code quality. If you want to stay ahead in the era of AI-driven development, this video is a must-watch.

NAVIGATION

0:59 - Agents, Copilot, Windsurf - everyone talks about AI assistants. How do they actually differ, and what types of tasks is each best suited for?

2:36 - What is AI Agent for programming?

4:34 - What is the difference between AI Agents and LLMs?

5:19 - What are some real-world examples of using AI agents in development?

6:37 - IDEs like Windsurf or Cursor are often described as the "next step after GitHub Copilot." What fundamental advantages do they offer developers?

7:35 - Where is the line between convenience from AI assistants and the risk of losing control over the quality of code and solutions?

8:46 - What are prompting techniques and are they important for developers?

11:00 - What skills should programmers start developing today to remain competitive in the age of AI-driven software development?

12:02 - What should junior developers do in the age of AI?

12:42 - How is the role of a developer changing as more routine tasks shift to AI agents and copilots?

13:25 - If you were starting a programming career today, what AI tools would you recommend a newcomer learn first?

👉 Integrate GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT into your daily work: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/ai-supported-software-engineering

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In this first episode of our new podcast, Gordon Mullan and Govind Shukla discuss the latest news in the world of AI, plus other news from robotics, ethics, regulation, and more!

NAVIGATION

00:00 - Introduction

06:42 - Google

18:15 - OpenAI

21:44 - Microsoft

40:08 - Mistral

45:16 - China: Alibaba

52:40 - China: Manus

56:30 - Windsurf Editor

57:40 - Cursor IDE

59:27 - Opera

1:00:10 - Cohere

1:05:35 - Law and Order

1:16:45 - Science and Technology

1:31:34 - Conclusion

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SERVICES AND LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

🔹 Google's Investment in Anthropic: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/technology/google-investment-anthropic.html

🔹 AI Studio Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental: https://aistudio.google.com/prompts/new_chat

🔹 Gemma-3: https://huggingface.co/collections/google/gemma-3-release-67c6c6f89c4f76621268bb6d

🔹 AI Mode in Google Search: https://blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-search/

🔹 Python Interpreter (code execution): https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-20-deep-dive-code-execution/

🔹 Gemini Embeddings: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/embeddings

🔹 ChatGPT for macOS now edits code in IDE: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/1897700857833193955

🔹 New API Tools for AI Agents: https://www.youtube.com/live/hciNKcLwSes

🔹 NextGenAI Contracts with Universities: https://openai.com/index/introducing-nextgenai/

🔹 OpenAI's $20,000 AI Agents: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-plots-charging-20-000-a-month-for-phd-level-agents

🔹 Microsoft MAI: https://fortune.com/2025/03/07/microsoft-creates-in-house-ai-models-it-believes-rival-openais/?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ilya-s-secret-asi-roadmap&_bhlid=dfb9c2edd83857673d88b02ebd6081ea969029c8

🔹 Mistral OCR: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ocr

🔹 QwQ-32B: https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwq-32b/

🔹 Fine-tuning QwQ-32B (START): https://www.alphaxiv.org/abs/2503.04625

🔹 Alibaba’s R1-Omni Model: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/alibaba-releases-emotional-intelligence-model-to-rival-chatgpt

🔹 R1-Omni on Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/StarJiaxing/R1-Omni-0.5B

🔹 Qwen Chat Enhancements: https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/1899497336889659775?utm_source=alphasignal

🔹 Qwen Chat: https://chat.qwen.ai/

🔹 AI-agent Manus: https://manus.im/

🔹 Manus reveals internals to users: https://x.com/jianxliao/status/1898861051183349870?s=46&t=dUCVh9akIWxxNUIkrDJwJg

🔹 Prompt for Manus: https://gist.github.com/jlia0/db0a9695b3ca7609c9b1a08dcbf872c9

🔹 Mistral OCR: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ocr

🔹 Anthropic’s Request for AI Regulation: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-s-recommendations-ostp-u-s-ai-action-plan

🔹 Gemini Robotics from Google: https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/gemini-robotics-brings-ai-into-the-physical-world/

🔹 AI Scientist by Sakana AI: https://sakana.ai/ai-scientist-first-publication/

🔹 Users Form Emotional Bonds with AI Voices: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/users-report-emotional-bonds-with-startlingly-realistic-ai-voice-demo/

🔹 Cohere Releases Command Model: https://docs.cohere.com/v1/reference/generate

🔹 AI Content Labeling Law in Spain: https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2021-02-01/sentencia-tsjc-elecciones-catalanas-14f_2931096/

🔹 Windsurf Editor Update: https://windsurf.dev/blog/ai-first-editor

🔹 Raycast Pro AI: https://www.raycast.com/blog/raycast-pro

🔹 OpenAI’s Agents SDK Library: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/agents

🔹 OpenAI to Sell High-End AI Agents: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-plots-charging-20-000-a-month-for-phd-level-agents

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