Shared Everything

Building Video AI Agents in Hours Instead of Months

Episode Summary

AI development is undergoing a fundamental shift as coding agents, advanced models, and preconfigured infrastructure dramatically compress the time required to build sophisticated applications. In this episode, VAST Data's Brian Verkley and Ram Bansal explore the emerging AI builder stack and how bringing together Cursor, NVIDIA models, CoreWeave GPUs, and the VAST AI OS enables developers to create functional video AI agents in just hours. Drawing on real-world examples spanning robotics, urban infrastructure, manufacturing, and video analytics, they examine how removing the complexity of data ingestion, processing, and infrastructure management opens up new possibilities for developers. The conversation also explores what these rapid development cycles reveal about the future of software engineering, the growing importance of agentic tools, and the challenges of moving AI applications from prototype to production.