When AI Writes All the Code, Who's Watching? with Kayvon Beykpour, Cofounder & CEO of Macroscope

In this episode of Modern CTO, host Joel Beasley speaks with Kayvon Beykpour, co-founder and CEO of Macroscope, about the transformative impact of AI on software development. Beykpour shares how Macroscope addresses three critical pain points in modern engineering teams: real-time visibility into what's happening across codebases, automated code review with superior signal-to-noise ratios, and programmable agents that understand the full software development lifecycle. Drawing from his experience as former head of product at Twitter and founder of Periscope, Beykpour explains that Macroscope was born from personal frustration with inefficient, lossy communication in large organizations. He argues that AI tools are now so advanced that they can outperform humans in finding bugs, freeing engineers to focus on higher-leverage decisions like architectural integrity and product prioritization. However, he cautions that true end-to-end automation—like full usability testing and feature validation—remains out of reach, meaning human oversight is still essential for mature software organizations. The conversation also explores the broader implications of AI-driven efficiency, including workforce restructuring at large companies and the need for organizational 'jolts' to embrace change. Beykpour emphasizes that companies that fail to adopt these new ways of working risk being left behind, and he shares powerful personal anecdotes of building complex tools in hours using AI, not days or weeks.