Entrepreneurship Lunch: LLMs, Agentic Coding and the Impact on Software Innovation

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used as autonomous agents that determine and execute the appropriate next action based on a user-defined goal. This shift has transformed how AI is applied to software development, particularly in coding workflows and technical environments.

With agentic workflows and tool integration, it has become significantly easier to build, iterate, and even replace software components. Founders can rapidly prototype ideas, create highly customized applications, and bring AI-enabled features to market much faster than before. At the same time, it raises important questions about robustness, differentiation, and long-term value creation.

In this talk, Pascal Wichmann from ARIC will briefly explain how large language models (LLMs) work and how tool use and agentic behavior can extend their capabilities. He will share examples from his work in software development and discuss differing perspectives on this emerging trend.