# How to be fearlessly AI native

DevFeed: [How to be fearlessly AI native](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-be-fearlessly-ai-native-2203.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/08/07/how-to-be-fearlessly-ai-native/>)

Author: Phoebe Sajor

Published: 2026-08-07T07:40:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Stack Overflow Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stack-overflow-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [podcast](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/podcast.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdlc.md>), [se-stackoverflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/se-stackoverflow.md>), [se-tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/se-tech.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [validation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/validation.md>)

## AI overview

A discussion of becoming AI-native, focusing on agentic engineering, downstream testing and deployment bottlenecks, and robust validation for trustworthy commits.

## Source excerpt

Ryan welcomes McLaren Stanley, Senior Principal Engineer for Amazon Stores, to discuss what it actually takes to make teams AI native, why agentic engineering is shifting code bottlenecks downstream to testing and deployment, and why robust validation is essential to build trust and enable "fearless commits."