Michael Truell
Co-founder and CEO, Anysphere (Cursor)
MIT-trained engineer who co-founded Anysphere, maker of the Cursor code editor that put AI assistance directly into the editing workflow.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues the editor, not the chat window, is where AI coding help belongs.
- Says the goal is replacing repetitive typing and navigation, with the developer still deciding what is correct.
- Expects most code to be written with model assistance, while review stays human work.
Accomplishments
- Co-founded Anysphere in 2022 and built Cursor, an AI-first code editor.
- Cursor became one of the fastest-growing developer tools of the period, widely adopted at large engineering organizations.
- Studied computer science and mathematics at MIT.
Papers & key writings
No research publications; positions appear in the Cursor blog and podcast interviews.
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