# CJ Hess

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Real Alpha has cut one moment of CJ Hess (Special projects lead, Tenex) talking, from an interview on Latent Space published Oct 21, 2026.

- Role: Special projects lead, Tenex
- On X: https://x.com/seejayhess

## What CJ Hess said

- [Tenex keeps agent plans and decisions in version control](https://realalpha.app/s/tenex-keeps-agent-plans-and-decisions-in-version-control/)
  Latent Space · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “we just always have that in some durable record. And it's never like in someone's head. It's always in the repo.” — CJ Hess · [9:11](https://realalpha.app/v/Vki6cklFqxo/?t=551)

## Also from this interview

- [AI job changes demand action from employers and workers](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-job-changes-demand-action-from-employers-and-workers/)
  Latent Space · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “people are going to be put out of jobs because a lot of people don't have the luxury of liking or not liking a job.” — Shawn Wang (swyx) · [37:38](https://realalpha.app/v/Vki6cklFqxo/?t=2258)

## The episode

- [AI in NYC: How Tenex Builds an AI-Native Engineering Team — Alex Lieberman & CJ Hess](https://realalpha.app/v/Vki6cklFqxo/) · Latent Space · Oct 21, 2026