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Carson: AI agents will write, review, and ship 100% of code
“You will be using a software factory. Like, and what I mean is, the agents are going to be writing a hundred percent of your code, reviewing a hundred percent of your code, shipping a hundred percent of your code. Like, that's where we're going.”
Ryan Carson Jul 24, 2026 ▶ 41:18 Most Valuable Skill of 2026: Managing AI Agents
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Carson: AI engineering token costs will hit $5,000 monthly per employee
“I think all of us are in a place where we, we're getting to the spot where it's realizing, okay, for real engineering work per employee, you're looking at probably five grand a month. Like, that's probably where we're gonna shake out here.”
Ryan Carson Jul 24, 2026 ▶ 35:02 Most Valuable Skill of 2026: Managing AI Agents
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Carson averages 22 to 25 pull requests daily using AI agents
“And you can see what, you know, the average here is, is sort of this 22 to 25 PRs a day, right? And sometimes, you know, 40 a day.”
Ryan Carson Jul 24, 2026 ▶ 17:42 Most Valuable Skill of 2026: Managing AI Agents
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Ryan Carson Built an Entire Software Feature Autonomously Using Ralph
“I actually built an entire feature with Ralph, and these are the steps I took. I created the PRD, I created the user stories, and then I started Ralph, and then I'm just going to show you an example of kind of what this looks like for real.”
Ryan Carson Jan 8, 2026 ▶ 13:34 "Ralph Wiggum" AI Agent will 10x Claude Code/Amp
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Carson: Typical Ralph AI agent cycle takes 10 iterations and costs $30
“The typical Ralph cycle is probably 10 iterations. So you're looking at maybe 30 bucks.”
Ryan Carson Jan 8, 2026 ▶ 15:16 "Ralph Wiggum" AI Agent will 10x Claude Code/Amp
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Carson: Jeff Huntley conceived the Ralph AI agent framework
“A friend of mine named Jeff Huntley thought up this idea called Ralph.”
Ryan Carson Jan 8, 2026 ▶ 2:43 "Ralph Wiggum" AI Agent will 10x Claude Code/Amp
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