Agents and Simulation

Exploring how agentic and physics AI are remaking engineering. Discover the shift from code to orchestration—and what it means for industry. In this episode, I sit down with Bastiaan Oud, CEO of Simcon, to unpack the seismic changes AI is bringing to computer-aided engineering. We dive into how agentic and physics-based AI are revolutionizing everything from injection molding simulation to the very roles of engineers and software developers. Bastiaan shares real-world insights on shifting from traditional coding to orchestrating intelligent agents and how this is transforming both product development and organizational structures. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when agents — not just people — drive innovation, this conversation delivers a firsthand look. Join me as we explore the future of engineering, the evolving workplace, and why embracing these changes could be your biggest competitive edge. Simcon https://www.simcon.com/ Cadmould https://www.simcon.ai/en/solutions/cadmould-api-toolkit Injection Molding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injection_moulding Agentic AI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_agent Physics AI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics-informed_neural_networks Transformer Model Architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(machine_learning_model) Claude (Anthropic) https://www.anthropic.com/product OpenAI Codex https://openai.com/research/publications/codex Figma https://www.figma.com/ McKinsey Digital https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/overview ME AI https://me.ai/ Mistral AI https://mistral.ai/ Andrej Karpathy https://karpathy.ai/