Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, July 27, 2026
Evan Smith noted that AI is influencing how Altana builds software for its clients, leading to internal discussions about development and testing processes. The company is leveraging AI to improve product judgment and decision-making speed.
“And with the advent of AI design and AI coding, one of the things we're really leaning into is, okay, how do we get to the right product judgments faster?”
“You heard Evan describe how AI is changing how the company builds software for a very demanding set of clients, manages billions in international trade. And how AI is also causing internal debates about how that software should be built and tested.”