Ryo Lu (Cursor): AI Turns Designers to Developers

In an a16z podcast episode, Jennifer Li and Ryo Lu discuss how AI is reshaping design and engineering, collapsing traditional team boundaries. Ryo shares his journey from Notion to Cursor, highlighting how AI tools enable designers to ship software themselves by streamlining workflows and unifying different roles around a shared code base. The conversation explores the evolving concept of "taste" in AI-assisted design, the shift from purpose-built tools to more universal applications, and how AI serves as a universal interface, enhancing usability and creativity by simplifying complex systems and allowing for personalized user experiences.