---
title: "AI Engineer World's Fair 2026: Software has changed"
description: "Theo Browne argues that stronger models call for wider software work and extensible products."
group: source
speaker: "Theo Browne"
date: 2026-07-08
url: https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo
sources:
  - https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo
---

# AI Engineer World's Fair 2026: Software has changed

Theo says developers can miss new model capabilities when they keep prompting for the same narrow tasks. [02:35](https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo?t=155) [02:58](https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo?t=178)

He separates breadth from depth: products can cover more ground while leaving users room to build missing vertical features. [13:07](https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo?t=787) [13:23](https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo?t=803) [14:37](https://youtu.be/xUnRQ9vLXxo?t=877)