This year, AI agents have been at the forefront of tech companies’ ambitions. OpenAI’s Sam Altman has often talked about a possible billion-dollar company being spun up with just one human and an army of AI agents. And so last summer, journalist Evan Ratliff decided to try to become that unicorn himself—by creating HarumoAI, a small startup that’s made up of AI employees and executives. Hosts Michael Calore and Lauren Goode sit down with Evan to discuss how it’s going, and the current promises and realities of AI agents.
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You can follow Michael Calore on Bluesky at @snackfight , Lauren Goode on Bluesky at @laurengoode , and Evan Ratliff on Bluesky at @evrat . Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com .
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