Summary

Tom from Linear discusses the company's AI journey, detailing their exploration of AI technologies and product development. The team built an internal skunk works group in early 2023, experimenting with embeddings, search foundations, and vector databases, ultimately creating a pragmatic solution using PG vector on GCP. Linear, a product development tool used by companies like OpenAI, developed features like similar issue suggestions, demonstrating their commitment to enhancing software development tools through AI innovation. The key takeaway is that thoughtful, practical AI integration can significantly improve engineering workflows and product management tools.