Invest Like The Best
Episode 386 The Agent Era
Invest Like The Best

Episode 386: The Agent Era

Invest Like The Best

Episode 386

The Agent Era

Bret Taylor is the co-founder of Sierra and chairman of the board at OpenAI. We cover his legendary experience rewriting Google Maps in one weekend, the myriad applications of AI agents beyond chat bots, and the one question every company should ask itself.

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best

(00:04:27) The Dynamics of Small Teams in Software Development

(00:05:46) Challenges of Large Teams and Bureaucracy

(00:06:27) The Google Maps Legendary Rewrite Story

(00:13:59) Introduction to AI Agents

(00:16:48) Types of AI Agents and Their Applications

(00:22:15) Building Robust AI Agents for Customer Experience

(00:33:28) The Future of AI Agents and Customer Interaction

(00:45:12) Impact of AI on Productivity and Inequality

(00:51:05) Technological Evolution and Societal Changes

(00:56:25) The Role of Multimodal Models in AI

(00:57:19) The Future of Human-Computer Interaction

(01:00:15) Building Companies in the AI Era

(01:05:36) OpenAI's Unique Structure and Mission

(01:11:22) Insights on Sales and Customer Success

(01:20:06) Balancing Ambition and Personal Life

(01:21:35) Preparing for the Agent Era

(01:26:20) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Ever Done for Bret

The Agent Era

Introduction

Patrick
My guest today is Bret Taylor. Bret's résumé is absurd. He built Google Maps, famously rewriting the whole thing in a weekend. He was the CTO of Facebook in critical years. He founded Quip. He was the Chair of the Board at Twitter. He was the Co-CEO of Salesforce. The incredible list goes on.

Now Bret is the Cofounder of Sierra, a conversational AI platform for business, and he is the Chairman of the Board at OpenAI. Together, we discuss the past, present and future of AI agents, new programs that will begin doing incredible amounts of work for us humans in astonishing ways that are a thrill to consider. Bret believes agents will become a meaningful part of the future and transform the ways in which we interact with technology. We discuss a strategic approach to AI integration, the different categories of agents and their scopes and the essentials of craftsmanship. This is a must-listen with one of the great builders of our time. Please enjoy this discussion with Bret Taylor.

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