In a newly released Code Story episode, SerpApi’s Alaa Abdulridha shares lessons from building and securing the real-time data infrastructure that modern AI systems rely on. Alaa discusses why data quality and access are just as critical as model capabilities to building reliable AI, the hidden role of search and retrieval infrastructure, and the operational challenges that emerge as AI moves from demos to real-world deployment. He also explores how AI-assisted software development is reshaping the security landscape, including the new risks that can accompany faster code generation.
About SerpAPI
Founded in 2017 by CEO Julien Khaleghy, SerpApi is an Austin-based technology company that provides developers with structured, real-time access to search engine data. The company offers more than 100 specialized APIs that gather and organize search results into usable formats, helping customers power AI training and grounding, SEO monitoring, cybersecurity intelligence, e-commerce analytics and more. This work empowers developers, researchers, individual users, Fortune 500 companies and organizations around the world to integrate live search insights into applications, analytics, and research workflows
SerpApi was built around the belief that open access to usable information is essential to innovation, knowledge and progress. By making search data accessible at scale, the company aims to give developers the tools to build new products and solutions while advancing its broader commitment to transparency and an open internet.


