[Jack Dorsey's Block Launches AI-Native Tool Builderbot, Capable of Handling 15% of Coding Tasks] BlockBeats News, June 18 — On Wednesday, Jack Dorsey's financial services company Block launched a new set of AI-native tools called Builderbot. Block stated that the tool is currently capable of executing approximately 15% of the company's production code changes, performing over 200,000 operations daily, and merging around 1,500 pull requests weekly. Brad Axen, Head of AI Capabilities at Block, said: 'The best way to understand Builderbot is to see it as the missing layer between AI coding tools and the actual large-scale operations of an engineering team.' Block claims that tasks that previously took months to complete can now be done in just days. Builderbot acts as an orchestration layer, coordinating multiple AI agents to work across Block's entire codebase. Unlike typical coding assistants that are limited to a single codebase, Builderbot understands Block's complete codebase, every service, API, and convention, enabling any engineer to make modifications anywhere within the company's systems. Block stated that it is sharing details about Builderbot because it believes the shift from AI-assisted coding to AI-native engineering is one of the most important discussions in the current tech landscape. [Original Link]