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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
Nathaniel Whittemore
A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.
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The Debate Over Anthropic’s New Product: Price or Existential Dread?
Mar 10, 2026 26 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Autoresearch, Agent Loops and the Future of Work
Mar 9, 2026 26 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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10 OpenClaw Lessons for Building Agent Teams
Mar 8, 2026 29 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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GPT 5.4 First Test Results
Mar 6, 2026 29 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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AI Is Officially Political
Mar 6, 2026 28 min<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Big Questions That Will Decide the Consumer AI War
Mar 4, 2026 32 min<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Rise of the Zero Human Company
Mar 4, 2026 29 min<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Month AI Woke Up
Mar 2, 2026 26 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Schrödinger’s Apocalypse
Mar 1, 2026 30 min<p>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.</p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://x.com/Citrini7/status/2025668400396349476</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Who Controls AI?
Feb 28, 2026 30 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Our Newsletter is BACK: </strong><a href="https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Are 40% Staff Cuts the New AI Normal?
Feb 28, 2026 25 min<p>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.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The OpenClaw-ification of AI
Feb 26, 2026 29 min<p>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. </p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Rise of the Anti-AI Movement
Feb 24, 2026 30 min<p>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. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Perils of the AI Exponential
Feb 23, 2026 28 min<p>As METR releases the results of their long-horizon test for Claude Opus 4.6, the benchmark shows just how fast things are moving. In fact, one recent market report suggests that not only is AI not a “bubble” — it’s success might be a problem. In the headlines: Claude code turns one, OpenAI ups its projections and much more. </p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>AIUC-1</strong> - Get your agents certified to communicate trust to enterprise buyers - <a href="https://www.aiuc-1.com/">https://www.aiuc-1.com/</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Why AI Could Be Better for Plumbers than Programmers
Feb 22, 2026 23 min<p>AI is reshaping the economy—but not always in the way most leaders expect. This episode explores why AI could matter more for plumbers than programmers, shifting leverage to trade entrepreneurs by removing operational friction rather than replacing skilled labor. From Gen Z’s growing pivot toward the trades to the rise of agentic tools that unlock scale without headcount, the real opportunity isn’t cost cutting—it’s empowering small operators to run dramatically better businesses.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Does Gemini 3.1 Pro Matter?
Feb 20, 2026 27 min<p>Gemini 3.1 Pro arrives with big benchmark gains and a sharp jump in reasoning, coding, and efficiency—but in a world where the frontier rotates weekly, raw performance isn’t the story. This episode looks at what actually matters: cost per task, multimodal dominance, and where Gemini fits in a model portfolio that now demands specialization over supremacy. In the headlines: India’s AI Impact Summit and the Altman-Amodei moment, Walmart bets on AI for growth, Amazon tracks employee AI usage, and Accenture ties promotions to adoption. </p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, <em>Agentic AI Untangled</em>, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at <a href="http://www.kpmg.us/Navigate" target="_new" rel="noopener">www.kpmg.us/Navigate</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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How People Actually Use AI Agents
Feb 19, 2026 26 min<p>A new Anthropic study shows that AI agents are being used far more conservatively than their capabilities suggest, with short sessions, heavy human oversight, and growing use beyond coding into back office, marketing, sales, and finance. The data highlights that autonomy is shaped as much by trust and interaction design as raw model power. In the headlines: Gemini adds music generation, Anthropic clarifies its OAuth policy, Meta revives its AI smartwatch, Grok expands to 16 debating subagents, and more. </p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Sonnet 4.6 Changes the Agent Math
Feb 18, 2026 26 min<p>Anthropic drops Sonnet 4.6 with a million-token context window and major gains in computer use, coding, and agentic workflows at a dramatically lower price point—immediately reshaping the economics of OpenClaw-style agents. Meanwhile, Grok 4.2 enters public beta with a multi-agent debate system and promises rapid weekly improvement, and Apple ramps up AI wearables. In the headlines: Apple’s AI glasses push, Spotify engineers stop writing code by hand, Meta commits to millions of Nvidia GPUs, Chinese AI price wars, and a possible SaaS rebound. </p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> - modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at <a href="https://mercury.com/personal-banking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://mercury.com/personal-banking</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The AI Productivity Boom Finally Shows Up
Feb 17, 2026 26 min<p>For years, AI felt transformative in anecdotes but invisible in macroeconomic data. That may be changing. Revised labor statistics suggest stronger-than-expected productivity growth despite weaker hiring, raising the possibility that the long-anticipated AI productivity surge is finally appearing in national numbers. In the headlines: Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon, Alibaba’s latest model release, Hollywood’s AI panic, and Apple teases a March event.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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OpenClaw Goes to OpenAI
Feb 16, 2026 30 min<p>OpenClaw’s meteoric rise—from a weekend Claude experiment to the fastest-growing open source AI project in the world—just culminated in Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI to build the next generation of personal agents. This episode unpacks the agentic inflection point, why OpenClaw became the Schelling point for builders, what Anthropic may have fumbled, and what it means for multi-agent futures, coding models, and the broader AI power struggle. In the headlines: GPT-5.3 Codex Spark’s speed play, Google’s upgraded Deep Think agent, DeepSeek V4 rumors, and Anthropic’s $30B raise.</p><p><strong>Want to build with OpenClaw?</strong></p><p><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT CLAW CAMP: </strong><a href="https://campclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://campclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Or for enterprises, check out</strong>: <a href="https://enterpriseclaw.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://enterpriseclaw.ai/</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Something Big Is Happening
Feb 15, 2026 28 min<p>An 80-million-view post by Matt Schumer ignited one of the most important AI debates of 2026—are we underestimating how fast AI is transforming work, or overhyping disruption before it reaches the real economy? This episode breaks down the original argument that a shift has already occurred inside tech, the sharp critiques that followed, and what the back-and-forth reveals about risk, mindset, and adaptation. From “tool-shaped objects” to the seen vs. the unseen, the core question isn’t whether AI is powerful—it’s what happens if you’re wrong about the speed and stakes of change </p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p>https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403</p><p>https://x.com/WillManidis/status/2021655191901155534</p><p>https://x.com/cboyack/status/2021647373571862952</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Blitzy - </strong>Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? <a href="https://blitzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://blitzy.com/</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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The Time Savings Era of AI Is Over
Feb 13, 2026 21 min<p>The latest AIDB Intelligence January AI Usage Pulse Survey of 583 highly active AI users reveals a decisive shift in how value is being created with AI. Time savings is no longer the dominant benefit. Instead, increased output and entirely new capabilities are taking the lead, especially among heavy users. Claude has emerged as the primary model for the most agentic, builder-oriented workflows, while multi-model portfolios are becoming the norm. Vibe coding has gone mainstream beyond engineering, with executives, operators, and product leaders increasingly building their own tools. Agentic usage has more than doubled compared to late last year, suggesting an inflection point in how work is being structured. The data shows a clear pattern: the deeper users go, the less they focus on efficiency and the more they focus on transformation. </p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Zencoder</strong> - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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How I Built My 10-Agent OpenClaw Team
Feb 12, 2026 23 min<p>I built a 10-agent digital employee team using OpenClaw—and I’m walking through exactly how it works, what’s actually valuable, what’s not, and how a non-technical operator can go from zero to a persistent, always-on agent stack. This episode breaks down the architecture behind my builder bot, research agents powering AIDB Intelligence, project manager agents for Superintelligent and growth initiatives, a chief of staff layer, and the task agent that’s quietly become indispensable—plus lessons on heartbeats, mobile management, ROI realities, security tradeoffs, and why your real unlock isn’t YouTube tutorials but an AI build partner guiding you step by step.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Zencoder</strong> - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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How the Global AI Race Has Shifted
Feb 11, 2026 25 min<p>The AI race in 2026 looks very different than it did a year ago. Chinese labs are closing the gap, export controls are shifting, markets are reacting to real AI disruption, and new players like the UAE—and even space-based compute—are entering the picture. This episode unpacks how models, chips, geopolitics, and markets are converging—and why that directly shapes the AI tools you use. In the headlines: OpenAI’s hardware timeline slips to 2027, turmoil at xAI, and AI disruption hits financial stocks.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Zencoder</strong> - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Why AI Leads to More Work, Not Less
Feb 10, 2026 24 min<p>A new embedded workplace study finds that AI isn’t shrinking work—it’s expanding it, as power users take on more tasks, blur boundaries between work and downtime, and juggle parallel projects once thought impossible. The result isn’t reduced relevance or less value, but a new kind of pressure driven by expanded capability and rising expectations, especially as agentic tools accelerate what individuals and teams can attempt. This episode digs into what that shift really means for productivity, job displacement fears, and why the real challenge of AI may be managing abundance. In the headlines: a surprise leap in Chinese video models, new data center politics in Washington, the SaaS selloff continues, OpenAI rolls out ads, and fresh rumors of an imminent model release.</p><p>Studies: </p><p><a href="https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it</a></p><p><a href="https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/v2/D4E1FAQFSB5OvcNbALA/feedshare-document-url-metadata-scrapper-pdf/B4EZw_o8RPH8A4-/0/1770594224671?e=1771254000&v=beta&t=aGhL2aWPwKzZJr2O2z99r3X4MfV9LNzf2NS9rbf63dA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/v2/D4E1FAQFSB5OvcNbALA/feedshare-document-url-metadata-scrapper-pdf/B4EZw_o8RPH8A4-/0/1770594224671?e=1771254000&v=beta&t=aGhL2aWPwKzZJr2O2z99r3X4MfV9LNzf2NS9rbf63dA</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><strong>KPMG</strong> – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p><strong>Rackspace Technology - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad" target="_blank">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p><strong>Zencoder</strong> - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p><strong>Optimizely</strong> Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p><strong>AssemblyAI</strong> - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p><strong>LandfallIP</strong> - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p><strong>Robots & Pencils</strong> - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from <strong>Superintelligent</strong> - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Did the Super Bowl Make Americans Like AI Any More?
Feb 9, 2026 26 min<p>A look at whether this year’s Super Bowl ads from OpenAI, Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Anthropic, and a wave of smaller AI startups actually shifted public perception of AI, or just reinforced existing fears and hype. Drawing on audience reaction data, ad rankings, and the broader context of American skepticism toward AI, this episode breaks down which spots connected, which backfired, and why advertising AI is fundamentally different from advertising soda or trucks. In the headlines: the SaaS selloff deepens, software valuations compress, and investors grapple with what the agent era means for legacy tech </p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p>Rackspace Technology<strong> - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p>Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p>Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p>AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p>Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - <a href="https://www.sectionai.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.sectionai.com/</a></p><p>LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p>Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Claude Code Killed the AI Bubble
Feb 8, 2026 24 min<p>For months, critics have warned that AI is a bubble built on hype, overinvestment, and tools that don’t deliver real value. Over the last few weeks, that argument has started to fall apart. The widespread adoption of Claude Code and agentic coding tools has made it unmistakably clear that AI systems can now do meaningful, end-to-end work, not just generate impressive demos. This episode explores why Claude Code feels like an inflection point, how it changes the economics of software and information work, and why the real risk facing companies may be underestimating how fast agents are becoming the default way work gets done.</p><p>Reading: <a href="https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/claude-code-is-the-inflection-point</a></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p>Rackspace Technology<strong> - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p>Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p>Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p>AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p>Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - <a href="https://www.sectionai.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.sectionai.com/</a></p><p>LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p>Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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How to Learn AI With AI
Feb 8, 2026 17 min<p>Learning AI is no longer about tutorials, courses, or step-by-step guides. It’s about working <em>with</em> AI as a learning and building partner. In this <strong>AI Operators bonus episode</strong>, NLW breaks down the mindset shifts and practical tactics needed to learn faster by pairing directly with models—covering vision-first thinking, messy exploration, productive pushback, handoff documents, prompt chaining, and when to stop or reset a thread. The core idea is simple: high-agency learners can access frontier-level capabilities right now if they learn how to collaborate with AI effectively. </p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p>
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Opus 4.6 and ChatGPT 5.3-Codex Are Here and the Labs Are at War
Feb 6, 2026 28 min<p>Anthropic dropped Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI responded with GPT 5.3 Codex just 20 minutes later — the most intense head-to-head model release we've ever seen. Here's what each model brings, how they compare, and what the first reactions are telling us. In the headlines: Google and Amazon share their capex plans, and we're about to spend 2.5 moon landings on AI. </p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p>Rackspace Technology<strong> - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p>Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p>Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p>AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p>Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - <a href="https://www.sectionai.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.sectionai.com/</a></p><p>LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p>Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Is Software Dead?
Feb 5, 2026 29 min<p>SaaS stocks are selling off hard as investors start pricing in AI agents as a direct threat to software’s growth, margins, and seat-based business models. This episode unpacks why markets suddenly believe something fundamental has shifted — and why claims of a full software apocalypse are overstated but directionally real. In the headlines, a rare public fight breaks out after Anthropic uses its first Super Bowl ads to attack AI advertising itself, prompting an unusually sharp response from OpenAI and exposing growing tension over how the AI industry wants to be seen.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p>Rackspace Technology<strong> - </strong>Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster with Rackspace AI Launchpad <strong>- </strong><a href="http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad">http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad</a></p><p>Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - <a href="http://zencoder.ai/zenflow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://zencoder.ai/zenflow</a></p><p>Optimizely Agents in Action - Join the virtual event (with me!) free March 4 - <a href="https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.optimizely.com/insights/agents-in-action/</a></p><p>AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - <a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/brief" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.assemblyai.com/brief</a></p><p>Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - <a href="https://www.sectionai.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.sectionai.com/</a></p><p>LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/</p><p>Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>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: <a href="https://pod.link/1680633614" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pod.link/1680633614</a></p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>sponsors@aidailybrief.ai</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
