At the GraphQL Summit 2025, leaders from Capital One, Expedia, Intuit, and Wayfair discussed how they leveraged AI to enhance developer productivity by reducing manual review loops and governance bottlenecks, using a federated GraphQL architecture to provide the necessary structure for AI initiatives. They implemented AI solutions like instant first-pass reviews, AI-powered IDE plugins, natural language queries, and intelligent routing to speed up processes without undermining human judgment. Wayfair achieved immediate feedback in schema proposals, Intuit integrated governance checks into the IDE, Capital One enhanced approval flow efficiency, and Expedia facilitated conversational runtime insights, collectively addressing the productivity tax unnoticed by finance teams. Each company tailored its approach to AI trust and integration, emphasizing the importance of human oversight in high-stakes situations, with the overarching strategy of using AI to handle volume and context while humans focus on critical decisions. These efforts collectively demonstrated that AI could significantly accelerate platform delivery when implemented with a focus on trust and quality from the outset.