News flash: The advent of Kimi K3 drew a comment in Fortune magazine from Larridin CTO and co-founder Ameya Kanitkar. He describes the costs of running open source and open-weights AI models, such as ...
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THE FRAMEWORK
5 Levels of AI-Native Engineering
The industry's first computable model of AI engineering maturity. Like self-driving, AI-native engineering isn't binary — it's a progression.
LEVEL 1
AI-Assisted
Autocomplete and suggestions. All decisions human-led.
AI Tool Adoption Rate
Tracking who has access and initial usage frequency.LEVEL 2 (80% of teams are here) ![]()
AI-Augmented
AI handles boilerplate and scaffolding. Engineers direct everything.
AI Adoption Breadth
% of engineers actively using AI tools daily with measurable engagement.LEVEL 3
Spec-Centric
Agents work within specs. Engineers define, review, validate.
% of Code Generated by AI
— measuring AI share, code durability, and slop index across all repos.LEVEL 4
Agentic
Agents handle most implementation. Engineers shift to architecture.
Cost/PR & Spec Conversion
— measuring cost efficiency of AI-driven development.LEVEL 5
Full Autonomy
Agents operate end-to-end from business goals.
% of Fully Autonomous Workflows
— auto PR creation, automatic security reviews + remediation.on Aug 24, 2026
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on Aug 18, 2026
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on Aug 18, 2026
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on Aug 13, 2026
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on Jul 22, 2026
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on Jul 17, 2026
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on Jul 16, 2026
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on Jul 15, 2026
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on Jul 9, 2026
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on Jul 5, 2026
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on Jun 28, 2026
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on Jun 19, 2026
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on Jun 3, 2026
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on Apr 24, 2026
Larry Hill of Gainsight sat down with Russ Fradin of Larridin to discuss AI adoption. A few key points:
on Apr 10, 2026
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on Apr 6, 2026
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on Apr 1, 2026
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on Mar 24, 2026
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on Mar 24, 2026
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on Mar 24, 2026
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on Mar 24, 2026
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on Mar 23, 2026
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on Mar 20, 2026
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on Mar 10, 2026
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on Mar 10, 2026
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on Mar 10, 2026
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on Mar 5, 2026
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on Dec 22, 2025
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on Dec 17, 2025
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on Dec 16, 2025
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on Dec 16, 2025
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on Dec 16, 2025
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on Dec 9, 2025
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on Nov 4, 2025
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on Sep 25, 2025
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on Sep 25, 2025
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on Jul 16, 2025
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