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How Jev Turns AI Into Software That Gets Things Done

a16z · Sep 28, 2026 · Product Launches

Type Safe's Jev model targets the gap between AI intelligence and real software automation

“we build a product, not a god”

Type Safe founder Diogo argues that despite AI's reasoning capabilities, current tools like Claude Code and Codex only speed up coding without expanding what software can actually automate. Their product Jev is positioned as a model specifically designed to close that gap by making AI powerful not just for developers but for building genuinely automated software. The 'product not a god' framing deliberately distances Type Safe from AGI-focused labs, a positioning that is gaining traction among developers.

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