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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) Vector

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 18, 2026

Yahoo Finance recently highlighted new research from Larridin and Carnegie Mellon University suggesting that companies with more concrete evidence of AI adoption are seeing stronger revenue growth.


on Aug 18, 2026

A new CFO Dive article highlights research from Carnegie Mellon University, conducted in collaboration with Larridin, examining whether companies making meaningful investments in AI are beginning to ...


on Aug 13, 2026

The August 12th edition of the Reuters Artificial Intelligencer newsletter cited the importance of open AI models to businesses worldwide. While proprietary models are expected to maintain their ...


on Jul 22, 2026

Larridin is a leader in measuring your company’s use of AI and optimizing AI’s contribution to business results. One of those business results is how your brand appears in LLM search results.


on Jul 20, 2026

News flash: The advent of Kimi K3 drew a comment in Fortune magazine from Larridin CTO and co-founder Ameya Kanitcar. He describes the costs of running open source and open-weights AI models, such as ...


on Jul 17, 2026

Larridin research was cited in an article on the website for Zen Ex Machina, an independent Australian firm advising on AI. The article asks: which of the “Cs” in the “C-suite” owns AI?


on Jul 16, 2026

Larridin was recently cited by WebProNews in a long, thoughtful, and useful piece, "The Codebase That Breeds AI Slop: Why Inconsistent Patterns Doom Software Rewrites". The article cites one finding ...


on Jul 15, 2026

Larridin CTO Ameya Kanitkar has a nuanced view on developer productivity in the AI era, and it’s prominently featured in an article in The New Stack.


on Jul 9, 2026

If you've felt whiplash trying to figure out whether AI is getting cheaper or bleeding your budget dry, congratulations: you're paying attention. The Register just published a sharp piece of ...


on Jul 5, 2026

A long and fascinating Medium article, The Design Teams Winning With AI Are Not Doing What You Think by jass ksiksi, cites a Larridin study to make a fascinating point: Use AI carefully, or it can ...


on Jun 28, 2026

"We haven't seen anyone talking about spending less on AI next year," said Russell Fradin, CEO and cofounder of Larridin. "They're just talking about instrumenting to understand where it goes."


on Jun 19, 2026

As AI costs rise, employees are competing for compute resources. The answer? Measurement and optimization.


on Jun 3, 2026

CNN's Becky Anderson frequently covers Anthropic on her well-known show, Connect the World. With Anthropic filing for their initial public offering, she interviewed Larridin CEO Russ Fradin on the ...


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

The conversation around AI measurement is no longer confined to engineering blogs and analyst reports. Over the past several weeks, major media outlets have turned their attention to the growing ...

CXM

on Apr 6, 2026

AI investment is accelerating, but impact remains elusive for most organizations. While leaders expect transformation, many teams are still struggling to translate AI initiatives into measurable ...

ATD

on Apr 1, 2026

Leadership expectations around AI are outpacing what organizations can actually measure. While executives push for clear ROI and business impact, many teams are still struggling to connect AI ...


on Mar 24, 2026

CFOs are now in the AI conversation, in South Africa and globally. Technology-led initiatives are failing. The initiatives that are succeeding are business-led: anchored to defined outcomes, ...

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on Mar 24, 2026

Increasing numbers of users are moving away from ChatGPT toward rival tools, with Claude as a key beneficiary, reports Storyboard18.

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on Mar 24, 2026

Firstpost describes user loyalty to AI providers as "thinner than ever." The article describes a widespread shift of users away from ChatGPT to alternatives, including Claude. Firstpost describes a ...

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on Mar 24, 2026

There's a rapid user exodus from ChatGPT. The exodus is attributed to three causes. The first is a controversy between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense over terms for use of Claude. ...


on Mar 23, 2026

In a recent appearance on the AI Impact Podcast, Jesse Vincent walked through the full agentic workflow encoded by Superpowers, his current project. Vincent is famous for creating impactful software ...


on Mar 20, 2026

After the InformationWeek Podcast episode 'Compliance Crackdown on AI and BYOD,' featured guests Eddie Taliaferro and Ameya Kanitkar let loose on the financial roadblocks tied to AI compliance.

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on Mar 10, 2026

In a recent article for Fast Company, Russ Fradin, Co-Founder and CEO ofLarridin, explores why many enterprise AI licenses go unused. Fradin argues that the issue isn’t access to AI tools, but a ...

Training industry

on Mar 10, 2026

In a recent article for Training Industry, Russ Fradin, Co‑Founder and CEO of Larridin, explores how collaboration between IT and learning & development teams can unlock measurable returns from ...

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on Mar 10, 2026

In a recent Fast Company article, Russ Fradin, Co-Founder and CEO of Larridin, examines the growing gap between enterprise AI spending and measurable results. With global AI investment expected to ...

Open PR

on Mar 5, 2026

Belitsoft released a report of AI Agent Development Trends in March 2026. They mention that Fortune Business Insights states that the global AI agents market was valued at $8.03 billion in 2025 and ...

HR Executive

on Dec 22, 2025

HR leaders are entering 2026 in a haze of opinions around AI adoption, workforce planning and employee engagement. However, some expert projections reveal significant gaps between executive optimism ...

GoLoud

on Dec 17, 2025

The podcast explores a major and often overlooked challenge in the AI boom: although companies are investing heavily in AI tools, most lack the ability to measure whether those tools are actually ...

Adrian Swincoe

on Dec 16, 2025

Adrian Swinscoe’s latest annual forecast gathers insights from nearly 400 CX leaders and industry experts to outline the key trends that will shape customer experience in 2026. The themes reflect an ...

Kristina Podnar

on Dec 16, 2025

As AI adoption accelerates across enterprises, corporate oversight is falling dangerously behind. In the latest episode of S6, digital policy expert Kristina Podnar spotlights a widening governance ...

Intellyx

on Dec 16, 2025

Intellyx announced the Winter 2025 Digital Innovator Award winners on December 16, 2025, recognizing enterprise technology vendors that demonstrate meaningful innovation and deliver real customer ...

Forbes

on Dec 9, 2025

In a recent Forbes article on the hidden financial risks of AI, Russ Fradin, cofounder and CEO of Larridin, joined an in-depth conversation about what many CFOs overlook—especially when it comes to ...

Unite AI

on Nov 4, 2025

Russ Fradin, Larridin CEO and Co-Founder, was featured in an interview for Unite.AI discussing how enterprises can gain visibility, governance, and measurable ROI from their AI investments. He ...

Intellyx

on Sep 25, 2025

In its Intellyx Brain Candy brief, analyst firm Intellyx highlights how Larridin helps enterprises move beyond simple AI tool spending to measuring real adoption and productivity impact. The coverage ...

training industry

on Sep 25, 2025

Russ Fradin, Larridin CEO and Co-Founder wrote an article for Training Industry on Building AI Fluency — How L&D Teams Can Lead by Doing Learning and development (L&D) professionals are ...

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on Jul 16, 2025

Russ Fradin, CEO of Larridin, was featured on ABC7 News discussing the importance of AI safety particularly for children and drawing parallels between enterprise governance and parental guidance. ...