A deep dive into what separates the AI leaders from the laggers, drawing on the recent PwC study, McKinsey's AI Transformation Manifesto, George Sivulka's a16z essay on institutional vs. individual AI, and a close look at how Ramp built its internal AI system Glass. The throughline: leading companies treat AI as a growth and opportunity technology, and they build organizational systems that raise the floor for every employee rather than leaving people to figure it out alone.

Sources:

https://www.a16z.news/p/institutional-ai-vs-individual-ai

https://x.com/sebgoddijn/status/2042285915435937816

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Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at ???http://granola.ai/aidaily???

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ????????https://zenflow.free/????????

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ????????https://drata.com/????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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In this Operator's Bonus episode, NLW zooms out from the Agent Madness bracket to share the patterns emerging across nearly 100 agent submissions ? from the shift toward AI org charts and "markets of one" software, to the memory gap holding the whole field back. He also previews the Elite Eight matchups.

Anthropic shipped Opus 4.7 and OpenAI shipped a much more ambitious Codex app on the same day. NLW digs into what's actually new in each, why the emerging "monothread" pattern could be the biggest unlock for knowledge workers, and gives a slew of use cases worth trying this weekend.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????????????????????????????????

Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at ??http://granola.ai/aidaily??

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ???????https://zenflow.free/???????

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ???????https://drata.com/???????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Stanford's new AI Index and PwC's annual AI performance study reveal a widening gap ? between AI experts and the public, and between corporate leaders capturing 75% of AI's economic gains and everyone else. NLW breaks down what's driving the divergence and why some gaps matter more than others. In the headlines: Allbirds pivots to an AI neocloud, OpenAI updates its agents SDK and moves to pay-per-click ads, the Manus investigation chills Chinese founders, and Jensen Huang calls for US-China AI dialogue.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????????????????????????????????????????

Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at ?http://granola.ai/aidaily?

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ??????https://zenflow.free/??????

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ??????https://drata.com/??????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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A wave of updates across Claude Code, Lovable, and Google AI Studio shows how fast agentic coding tools are converging ? and why enterprise hardening of vibe coding may be one of the biggest building opportunities of 2026. In the headlines: Opus 4.7 rumors, OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Cyber model, Anthropic's shift to usage-based enterprise pricing, and Maine's first-in-the-nation data center moratorium.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????????????????????????????????

Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at http://granola.ai/aidaily

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ?????https://zenflow.free/?????

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ?????https://drata.com/?????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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After multiple violent attacks on Sam Altman's home this weekend, the AI world erupted in debate over who bears responsibility ? X-risk advocates, the media, or the industry itself. But the research on political violence suggests something bigger is happening, and that AI has become a perfect cauldron for economic grievance, perceived inequality, and a growing sense that democratic channels are blocked.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ????https://zenflow.free/????

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ????https://drata.com/????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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We went from prompt engineering to context engineering, and now the discipline everyone in AI is talking about is harness engineering ? designing the systems, tools, and context you put around a model so it can actually do real work. Today's episode is a primer on what harness engineering is, why it explains the strange convergence of every AI product into the same shape, and what Anthropic's new managed agents tell us about where it's all heading.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ???https://zenflow.free/???

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ???https://drata.com/???

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Jack Dorsey and Sequoia's Roelof Botha published a sweeping essay arguing that AI can replace the information-routing function of hierarchy itself ? and Block is betting the company on it. Today we read through their vision for the "company as intelligence," then compare it to the messy, bottom-up reality emerging at Every, where agents are already forming a shadow org chart.

Essay: https://block.xyz/inside/from-hierarchy-to-intelligence

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ??https://zenflow.free/??

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ??https://drata.com/??

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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New studies from A16Z, KPMG, Writer, and WalkMe paint a picture of enterprise AI that's simultaneously accelerating and breaking down ? agentic deployment has crossed 50%, but trust gaps, employee resistance, and a 93/7 spending split between tools and people suggest the real bottleneck isn't technology. In the headlines: Wall Street moves past the SaaS apocalypse, Anthropic poaches top talent from Microsoft and Workday, and Intel partners with Elon on TeraFab.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - ?https://zenflow.free/?

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - ?https://drata.com/?

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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While much of the week's discourse centered on models we can't use yet, the rest of the AI industry shipped a ton. Meta reenters the frontier race with Muse Spark, Z.AI open sources a model rivaling the US leaders, Anthropic launches managed agents, and Google quietly drops one of its most useful Gemini updates yet. In the headlines: Perplexity's revenue doubling, GitHub straining under agentic coding, and Anthropic's latest setback in its Pentagon legal battle.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????????????????????????

Zenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - https://zenflow.free/

Drata - The agentic trust management platform - https://drata.com/

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Anthropic just announced Mythos, a model so powerful at finding cybersecurity exploits that they won't release it publicly ? instead launching Project Glasswing to let select partners harden critical systems first. Today we unpack the capabilities, the discourse, and whether the fear is warranted.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????????????????????

Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - ????????????????????http://zencoder.ai/zenflow???????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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OpenAI released a sweeping policy document proposing everything from public wealth funds to portable benefits ? but without a single commitment that would cost the company anything. We dig into what's worth discussing, what's window dressing, and why the AI industry's inability to make the case for its own existence is becoming a serious problem. In the headlines: Anthropic's revenue triples to a $30 billion run rate, a massive new Google-Broadcom compute deal, Gemma 4's breakout moment, and Meta's token maxing culture.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????????????????????

Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - ???????????????????http://zencoder.ai/zenflow??????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Even during a relatively quiet week in AI, the signals are unmistakable ? every major lab is jostling for position ahead of what feels like a dramatic acceleration, from OpenAI's record fundraise and IPO tensions to Anthropic's usage backlash to Google's open source push.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ?????????https://www.recall.ai/aidb?????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?????????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/?????????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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From job displacement fears to the politics of who controls AI to whether agents actually empower people, this episode maps out the six big questions that will shape how this era of AI plays out. It's a wide-aperture look at the forces ? from geopolitics to enterprise adoption to individual agency ? that are quietly determining AI's trajectory.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ????????https://www.recall.ai/aidb????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ????????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/????????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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In this Operators bonus episode presented by Google, we take a Renaissance history passion project end-to-end ? using Gemini, Notebook LM, Stitch, and Google AI Studio to build a faceless YouTube channel with cinematic AI-generated videos, an illuminated manuscript-style companion website, and a turn-by-turn political strategy game where you try to survive 30 years in Medici-era Florence.

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@maskedmedici

Illuminated manuscript companion site: https://maskedmedici.netlify.app/

Republic of Lies game: https://republic-of-lies-328501101281.us-west1.run.app/

Tools used:

Gemini

NotebookLM

Stitch

Google AI Studio

In today's Build episode, we tackle one of the most underappreciated friction points in the agentic era ? the fact that every new agent, project, or tool requires you to re-explain yourself from scratch. We walk through how to create a personal context portfolio, a structured set of markdown files that acts as an operating manual for any AI you work with, and then how to deploy it as an MCP server so every agent can access it.

Use our app to get interviewed and build your personal context portfolio files: https://www.contextportfolio.ai/

DIY personal context portfolio templates: https://github.com/nlwhittemore/personal-context-portfolio

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ???????https://www.recall.ai/aidb???????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ???????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/???????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Nufar Gaspar walks NLW through a five-level framework for agent skills ? from understanding what they are to building an organizational skill library. We get into the anatomy of an effective skill, the mistakes that kill them, advanced patterns like dispatchers and skill chaining, and why skills might be the first AI infrastructure primitive with a built-in expiration date.

Your Agent Skills Masterclass companion checklist: https://play.aidailybrief.ai/episodes/skills-master-class/

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ???????https://www.recall.ai/aidb???????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ???????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/???????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Today we're introducing Maturity Maps, a new framework for benchmarking AI and agent adoption across six key dimensions - from deployment depth to systems integration to people and governance. This first reference point is built on 480+ studies representing 150,000+ survey respondents from the last quarter alone -- and the results show most organizations are behind where they should be on nearly every front.

Review the maps and see where you stand: http://besuper.ai/quiz

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ??????https://www.recall.ai/aidb??????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ??????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/??????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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If someone in your life keeps asking how to get started with AI, this is the episode to send them. It covers the fundamentals, debunks the biggest misconceptions, walks through the full landscape of tools from chatbots to agents to vibe coding, and lays out a practical five-category framework for getting real value starting today.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ?????https://www.recall.ai/aidb?????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/?????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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NLW kicks off Build Week with the AI Daily Brief's first quarterly State of AI report. From the agentic explosion and Claude Code's revenue surge to the SaaS apocalypse and the Pentagon standoff with Anthropic, this is the full picture of the most consequential quarter in AI since ChatGPT launched ? and what to watch heading into Q2.

Presentation: https://q2.aidbintel.com/

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ?????https://www.recall.ai/aidb?????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/?????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Stanford professor Andy Hall argues that instead of fixating on AI dystopia, we should be racing to build AI tools that make citizens smarter, represent them more faithfully, and force institutions to be more accountable. NLW reads key excerpts from Hall's essay and makes the case that agents built for governance, not just business, could reshape the relationship between people and power.

Link: https://freesystems.substack.com/p/building-political-superintelligence

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????????????????

Recall - The API for meeting recording. Get Get started today with $100 in free credits at ????https://www.recall.ai/aidb????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ????????????????https://www.aiuc-1.com/????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Intercom and Cursor have both shown that post-training open-weight models on domain-specific interaction data can match or beat the best frontier models ? cheaper and faster. It's a development that could reshape the business model of the major AI labs and validate the idea that experience data, not just scale, is the next frontier of model performance. In the headlines: Anthropic's Claude Mythos model leaks, Google drops a real-time voice model, Shopify launches Tinker, and OpenAI shelves adult mode.

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AI benchmarks are breaking?saturated, gamed, and increasingly disconnected from real-world performance. This episode explores why that?s happening and how new tests like ARC AGI 3 aim to measure actual learning and reasoning instead of memorization. In the headlines: Apple?s deeper Gemini plans, a major efficiency breakthrough from Google, and rising political tension around AI infrastructure.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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OpenAI is making its most dramatic strategic pivot yet ? killing Sora, renaming its product team to "AGI Deployment," and narrowing Sam Altman's role ? all to double down on coding and knowledge work. The message from every major lab is clear: forget the abstract AGI debate, the only AGI worth chasing is the one that reinvents how work gets done. In the headlines: IPO fever takes hold as SpaceX eyes a record-breaking offering, a pre-IPO AI ETF completely detaches from reality, and a federal judge takes the Pentagon to task over its fight with Anthropic.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Claude?s latest updates aren?t just incremental?they fundamentally change how you interact with AI, shifting from tool to always-on execution layer. This episode breaks down the biggest new capabilities across Claude Code and Claude Cowork, including remote control, dispatch, channels, scheduled tasks, and full computer use, with a focus on what they actually enable and how to start using them in practice.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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AI is rising faster than any other issue in American political polling, and the White House just dropped a legislative framework that's already drawing fire from both sides ? populist right critics calling AI "profoundly anti-human" and Democrats saying voluntary standards won't cut it. The real question is whether this four-page opening move can hold the center as midterms approach and public anxiety about jobs keeps climbing. In the headlines: OpenAI plans to double its workforce with a major enterprise push, FedEx is training all 400,000 employees on AI, and Meta's internal agents are now talking to each other.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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"Will AI take your job?" has become the dominant question in AI discourse ? but it's the wrong one. From AI-washed layoffs to coding benchmarks that don't generalize, from human preference as a market force to capitalism's radically expansionary nature, there are plenty of reasons to push past the panic ? and a whole set of better, harder questions we should be asking instead.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????????

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Google, Lovable, Replit, and OpenAI all announced what look like the same product in the last two weeks. Critics say it's desperation and strategic dilution ? but what if coding capability naturally unlocks everything else in knowledge work, and convergence is the inevitable result? In the headlines: Jensen Huang urges AI leaders to stop scaring people, Bezos eyes a $100B manufacturing AI fund, and Apple's App Store clashes with vibe coding platforms.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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A new Anthropic study based on nearly 81,000 interviews offers a much more nuanced picture of what people actually want from AI: not some clean split between boosters and skeptics, but a messy mix of hope, anxiety, productivity gains, emotional complexity, and fears around reliability, autonomy, and jobs. NLW breaks down the biggest findings, why professional ambition and personal quality of life are so tightly linked in how people describe AI, and why dismissing the views of actual AI users is becoming its own kind of bias. In the headlines: AI brings Val Kilmer back for one final film role, Microsoft restructures Copilot again, and Anthropic?s Cowork Dispatch adds Claude Code sessions.

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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The team behind Claude Code's agent skills shares lessons on building, testing, and organizing skills ? and the concept is converging across the entire AI stack, from hardcore developers to mainstream tools like Notion. Whether you're orchestrating multi-agent teams or just trying to get an AI to reliably do one task your way, skills represent a shift from ad hoc prompting to reusable, repeatable capabilities. In the headlines: Claude Cowork gets mobile control via Dispatch, China's government grows wary of Open Claw, and Andy Jassy sees AI doubling AWS revenue.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????????

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AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Q1 was defined by the realization that agents are here ? Q2 is shaping up as an all-out race to make them enterprise-ready. From Nvidia's Nemo Claw adding security to Open Claw, to Manus and Adaptive launching desktop agents, to OpenAI's internal "code red" refocus on enterprise and coding, every major player is converging on the same goal: getting agents out of experimentation and into production. In the headlines: Jensen Huang forecasts a trillion dollars in Nvidia revenue, Meta signs a $27 billion deal with Nebius, and Chinese AI labs start keeping their best models closed source.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ??????https://www.aiuc-1.com/??????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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The AI discourse is absolutely frenetic right now ? everything from Karpathy's misinterpreted jobs visualization to a viral dog cancer cure story that's both less and more than it seems. NLW's argument: we're in AI's Second Moment, the agentic equivalent of the original ChatGPT shock, but with bigger capabilities, billions more people in the conversation, higher economic stakes, and an industry that's had three years to get worse at explaining itself. In the headlines: a preview of NVIDIA's GTC, SEC filings quietly listing AI agents as a material risk, and ByteDance shelving its video model over copyright disputes.

Learn more about AGENT MADNESS: Our 64-Bracket tournament to find the coolest Agent of 2026 ????https://www.agentmadness.ai/????

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?????https://www.aiuc-1.com/?????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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AI capabilities are compounding, disruption is rolling through markets and politics, and a growing chorus wants you to believe the only response is fear. But the narrative of learned helplessness ? from scary ad campaigns with no policy ideas to moratoriums that miss the point ? is more dangerous than the disruption itself, and the window to shape what AI becomes is still wide open.

Ethan Mollick's Essay: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-shape-of-the-thing

Learn more about AGENT MADNESS: Our 64-Bracket tournament to find the coolest Agent of 2026 ???https://www.agentmadness.ai/???

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ????https://www.aiuc-1.com/????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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In this Operators Bonus Episode, I pit 16 different things I've built this year against each other in a March Madness-style bracket ? from OpenClaw bots and vibe-coded side projects to the Sherlock Holmes-inspired agent ecosystem I'm developing for enterprise AI strategy. It's a behind-the-scenes tour of what's worked, what hasn't, and what I think has the most potential going forward.

Submit to Agent Madness! https://www.agentmadness.ai/

If you want to check out the AI Strategy Agents Mycroft/Holmes I mentioned: https://aidailybrief.ai/ai-strategy-agents

A growing debate is emerging around how AI can expand human work instead of replacing it. This episode looks at the idea of ?pro-worker AI,? the kinds of tools that augment expertise and create new tasks, and why the market hasn?t focused there yet?even as the opportunity becomes clearer. In the headlines: Meta delays its next model, Cursor seeks funding at a $50B valuation, Anthropic explores enterprise consulting, and new data shows 81% of doctors already use AI.

Learn more about AGENT MADNESS: Our 64-Bracket tournament to find the coolest Agent of 2026 ??https://www.agentmadness.ai/??

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ???https://www.aiuc-1.com/???

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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New products from Perplexity and Replit show vibe coding evolving beyond ?AI helps you code? into systems that plan goals, spin up teams of agents, and execute entire workflows across apps and files. The emerging pattern combines persistent agents, collaborative canvases, and multi-agent orchestration?turning vibe coding into a broader interface for building and operating digital work. In the headlines: agents get credit cards, Anthropic surges in Ramp adoption data, OpenAI folds Sora into ChatGPT, Musk outlines an xAI?Tesla computer-use system, Netflix may buy Ben Affleck?s AI startup, and Lovable adds $100M in ARR.

Learn more about AGENT MADNESS: Our 64-Bracket tournament to find the coolest Agent of 2026 ?https://www.agentmadness.ai/?

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ??https://www.aiuc-1.com/??

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Google has been shipping relentlessly across Gemini models, world models, multimodal tools, and Workspace updates, but the release getting the most attention from developers may actually be the new Google Workspace CLI. NLW explains why command line interfaces are suddenly central to the agent era, why developers are rethinking MCP and other abstraction layers, and how Google is quietly positioning Gemini by making its ecosystem easier for agents to use. In the headlines: Meta hires the Moltbook team, Nvidia backs Mira Murati?s new lab, Oracle earnings calm AI infrastructure fears, and Amazon blocks Perplexity shopping agents.

Learn more about AGENT MADNESS: Our 64-Bracket tournament to find the coolest Agent of 2026 https://www.agentmadness.ai/

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Claude?s new AI code review feature sparked a huge backlash this week, with developers stunned by the $15?$25 per pull request pricing. But the debate quickly became about more than cost. The controversy exposed a deeper tension about whether AI tools should be priced like software subscriptions or like labor they replace, and revealed the existential anxiety developers are feeling as agent-driven workflows begin dissolving long-standing rituals like human code review. In the headlines: Nvidia moves toward an agent platform, Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork, a record European AI seed round, and OpenAI makes an enterprise security acquisition.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - https://www.aiuc-1.com/

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Andrej Karpathy released autoresearch this weekend ? a system where an AI agent runs experiments to improve a language model overnight, keeping what works and discarding what doesn't, while the human sleeps. The project itself is fascinating, but what's more interesting is what it shares with the Ralph Wiggum coding loop pattern and a broader shift happening across domains ? from software to sales to finance ? where the human's job becomes writing the strategy document and defining "better," and the agent does the iterating.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ??????????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad??????????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ??????????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/??????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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OpenClaw has now been in the wild for a little over a month, and builders are starting to converge on what actually works. The early experiments are revealing that agent systems can be incredibly powerful but require deliberate design choices around task separation, coordination, security, memory, and cost management. This episode breaks down ten practical lessons emerging from the first wave of OpenClaw users, from structuring agent teams and using simple file-based orchestration to treating agents as first-class employees and designing explicit memory systems.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ?????????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad?????????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ?????????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/?????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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GPT 5.4 just dropped and the early consensus is clear ? this is the most substantial OpenAI release in recent memory, with massive jumps in computer use, professional work tasks, and coding efficiency. NLW goes hands-on building a real project with 5.4 and Codex to see where the hype holds up and where it breaks down.

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Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ????????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad????????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ????????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/????????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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AI has crossed the line from tech story to political battleground as the Anthropic?Pentagon dispute, Dario Amodei?s leaked memo attacking OpenAI and the Trump administration, and threats to label Anthropic a ?supply chain risk? pull frontier AI companies directly into geopolitics and culture wars. The fight exposes deeper tensions around military AI, surveillance, industry unity, and what happens when AI companies start operating like strategic infrastructure. In the headlines: Jensen Huang calls Open Claw the most important software release ever, OpenAI reportedly passes $25B ARR as the revenue race heats up with Anthropic, and Google?s NotebookLM adds cinematic AI-generated video reports.

Want to build with OpenClaw?

LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: ???????????????https://campclaw.ai/???????????????

Or for enterprises, check out: ???????????????https://enterpriseclaw.ai/???????????????

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ???????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad???????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ???????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/???????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Anthropic?s surge and OpenAI?s latest updates highlight how the consumer AI race is becoming about far more than model benchmarks. This episode explores the questions that will actually shape the outcome?from vibes vs performance to agents, multimodality, monetization, switching costs, and ecosystem lock-in. In the headlines: OpenAI reportedly building a GitHub rival, Meta reorganizes its AI teams, Amazon explores ads in AI chatbots, and Stripe introduces token-based billing for AI apps.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????????

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ??????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad??????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????????https://blitzy.com/???????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ??????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/??????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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A new wave of experiments is testing whether AI agents can build and run companies without human employees, with projects like FelixCraft generating revenue and platforms like Pulia launching hundreds of autonomous startups. The trend highlights how dramatically the cost of execution is falling?but also raises the question of whether more AI-generated businesses will translate into real outcomes or simply more competition for scarce human attention. In the headlines: Cursor hits $2B ARR after doubling in three months, Claude outages signal surging demand, the OpenAI?Pentagon dispute escalates in Washington, and new sightings fuel speculation about a mysterious OpenAI device.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ?????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad?????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????????https://blitzy.com/??????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ?????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/?????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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February 2026 was the month that AI's transformation stopped being an insider story and cascaded across groups ? from developers embracing a new era of autonomous agents to Wall Street panic-selling stocks in AI's crosshairs to Washington's first real power struggle over who controls the technology. This KPMG-sponsored monthly recap puts a fine point on how the rise of agentic AI, the SaaS apocalypse, and the Anthropic-Pentagon conflict all connect as part of one sweeping shift. In the headlines: the latest on Anthropic versus the US government including Claude's reported use in the Iran strikes, and OpenAI's record $110 billion fundraise.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????????

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ????????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad????????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????????https://blitzy.com/?????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ????????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/????????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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This week, the global AI conversation hit a new level. From investor memos to viral economic doomsday scenarios, the debate is shifting from ?Is AI real?? to ?What happens if it actually works?? In this episode, we break down the ?2028 Global Intelligence Crisis? thesis, the market?s dramatic reaction, and the growing divide between AI-as-doom-loop and AI-as-productivity-explosion narratives. We explore whether efficiency is destiny, why human preferences may matter more than we think, and what a ?Schrödinger?s Apocalypse? really means for the economy.

Sources:

https://x.com/Citrini7/status/2025668400396349476

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???????www.kpmg.us/Navigate???????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????????

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ???????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad???????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????????https://blitzy.com/????????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ???????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/???????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon exploded this week when President Trump directed every federal agency to cease using Anthropic's technology after the company refused to remove its red lines on autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As the episode unpacks the full timeline ? from Dario Amodei's public statement to Trump's Truth Social post to OpenAI's deal with the Department of War ? what emerges is a fight far bigger than one contract, touching the fundamental question of who gets to control the most important technology of the century.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ??????www.kpmg.us/Navigate??????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ????????https://mercury.com/personal-banking????????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ??????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad??????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ???????????https://blitzy.com/???????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ??????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/??????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Block just cut 40% of its workforce in one move, with Jack Dorsey arguing that new intelligence tools and smaller, flatter teams fundamentally change how companies operate?prompting a massive stock surge and igniting debate over whether this is the first true AI-driven headcount reset or simply COVID overhiring getting cleaned up under a new narrative. In the headlines: Google releases Nano Banana 2, Claude signups surge, Meta pulls back on custom chips, and Microsoft previews Copilot Tasks.

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Or for enterprises, check out: ?????????https://enterpriseclaw.ai/?????????

Brought to you by:

KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ?????www.kpmg.us/Navigate?????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ???????https://mercury.com/personal-banking???????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ?????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad?????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ??????????https://blitzy.com/??????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ?????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/?????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Anthropic rolls out Claude Code Remote Control and Scheduled Tasks, Perplexity launches Perplexity Computer, Notion unveils Custom Agents, and suddenly every major AI player is shipping always-on, agentic workflows that look a lot like OpenClaw. This episode explores why this isn?t about copying a hot project, but about the emergence of new primitives in the agent era?persistent work, multimodal orchestration, scheduled autonomy, and AI that follows you across devices. In the headlines: Anthropic?s standoff with the Pentagon escalates, OpenAI?s Stargate ambitions hit turbulence, and Nvidia posts another monster earnings report.

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Or for enterprises, check out: ????????https://enterpriseclaw.ai/????????

Brought to you by:

KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ????www.kpmg.us/Navigate????

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ??????https://mercury.com/personal-banking??????

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ????????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad????????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ?????????https://blitzy.com/?????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ????????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/????????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

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Public skepticism toward AI is rising, and it?s not just media hype. From job displacement fears and artist backlash to data center protests, child development concerns, AI safety debates, and growing distrust of Big Tech, resistance to AI is taking many different forms. This episode breaks down the emerging ?anti-AI movement? into its distinct camps, explores why economic anxiety and social media disillusionment are shaping the moment, and argues that most critics aren?t anti-technology ideologues?they?re responding to real, solvable concerns.

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KPMG ? Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG?s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow?download it at ???www.kpmg.us/Navigate???

AIUC-1 - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - ?https://www.aiuc-1.com/?

Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at ?????https://mercury.com/personal-banking?????

Rackspace Technology - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad - ???????????http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad???????????

Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? ????????https://blitzy.com/????????

Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - ???????????????https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/???????????????

AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.assemblyai.com/brief????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/

Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://robotsandpencils.com/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://besuper.ai/ ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to request your company's agent readiness score.

The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: ??????????????????????????????????????https://pod.link/1680633614??????????????????????????????????????

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