The Next Wave of AI Agents Is Here

This episode focused on how AI is moving from chat into action: persistent agents, enterprise workflows, customer support, navigation, and websites built for AI use. The group spent the most time on Perplexity’s new “personal computer” concept, then moved through Grammarly’s rollback, Google Maps’ Gemini updates, OpenAI’s visual explanations, voice-based support agents, and how prompting changes when you are assigning tasks instead of just chatting.

Key points discussed

00:02:47 — Perplexity “personal computer” and the shift from browser assistant to always-on agent

00:08:13 — Enterprise angle, model routing, and whether Perplexity is building a stronger moat

00:09:28 — Real-world cost frustrations with MyClaw and why powerful agents can get expensive fast

00:13:08 — Portability, local memory, and whether users can move away from one agent platform later

00:23:02 — Grammarly’s Expert Review rollback and the legal/ethical issue of using living writers’ identities

00:32:40 — Google Maps “Ask Maps” update and Gemini-powered conversational search for places

00:39:20 — OpenAI’s dynamic visual explanations for math and science questions in ChatGPT

00:41:29 — AI customer support and outbound voice agents that call users proactively

00:49:17 — How prompting is changing when using AI for tasks versus conversation

01:00:08 — The growing complexity of skills, plugins, agents, sub-agents, automations, and MCP

01:02:40 — Why websites may need to be designed for agents, including discussion of WebMCP