A conference talk transcript from NDC covering platform engineering in the era of generative AI. The speaker, a Microsoft senior engineer, argues that AI is an amplifier rather than a silver bullet, and that solid engineering fundamentals are essential before adopting AI coding agents. Key topics include: real-world failures from unconstrained vibe coding (security breaches, data deletion), the concept of 'hypervelocity engineering' as a disciplined alternative, MCP servers and agent.md files as emerging standards, spec-driven development workflows, and agentic harness engineering — a framework of feed-forward guides and feedback sensors to constrain and steer AI coding agents. The talk emphasizes that humans must remain in the loop, and that platform teams should codify organizational knowledge and guardrails to ensure consistent, safe agent behavior across teams.