Paul Klein IV(@pk_iv):OpenAI's own research says 80% of US GDP could be automated by agents today. So why isn't it? @swyx joined me on Navigators to break down what's actually holding back the adoption of agents (and it's not the models). 00:41 The three acts of the AI boom, and what act we're in now 05:11 Pre-training, mid-training, post-training, explained 10:12 Agent labs vs model labs: Cursor, Sierra, and domain bets 15:01 Why 80% of GDP could be automated, and what's stopping it 16:40 The chip and memory shortage nobody's talking about 19:11 Why "diffusion is cope" split the AI industry 20:48 What's next after the AI IPOs Watch the full conversation on Navigators, also on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

2026.08.28 18:54

OpenAI's own research says 80% of US GDP could be automated by agents today. So why isn't it? @swyx joined me on Navigators to break down what's actually holding back the adoption of agents (and it's not the models). 00:41 The three acts of the AI boom, and what act we're in now 05:11 Pre-training, mid-training, post-training, explained 10:12 Agent labs vs model labs: Cursor, Sierra, and domain bets 15:01 Why 80% of GDP could be automated, and what's stopping it 16:40 The chip and memory shortage nobody's talking about 19:11 Why "diffusion is cope" split the AI industry 20:48 What's next after the AI IPOs Watch the full conversation on Navigators, also on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.