For this episode Jeff connected with Evan Ratliff, who created what he calls “the world’s first AI-led startup” to see what happens when AI agents run a company. 
<a href="https://www.shellgame.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shell Game podcast</a>, by Evan Ratliff.
"<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-bots-claude-openclaw-285ac816?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcB1qEMLBoqqbMVHRQNR8TN98uiTprBSfq9mmHqLMv4QkB9YxyEo0XdcMOkUrE%3D&gaa_ts=69b97c26&gaa_sig=sZm4dDZguZM2w7dJJ7B8WqFqUSz4DcNfb8H6cLXX5XCQUd4HV3o3wuN4y3_YMNzhVDm36AWZEyAadJgmXyCzhQ%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer">Silicon Valley’s New Obsession: Watching Bots Do Their Grunt Work,"</a> in The Wall Street Journal.
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As companies start to replace employees with AI agents, how are human workers adjusting? For this episode Jeff connected with Evan Ratliff, who created what he calls “the world’s first AI-led startup” to see what happens when AI agents run a company. He’s been documenting the sometimes comic results on his podcast Shell Game. What advice does Ratliff have for educators trying to prepare students for this strange new world of work? As a bonus, three college students with very different majors weigh in on what they think of all this. This episode first ran in March.As companies start to replace employees with AI agents, how are human workers adjusting? For this episode Jeff connected with Evan Ratliff, who created what he calls “the world’s first AI-led startup” to see what happens when AI agents run a company. He’s been documenting the sometimes comic results on his podcast Shell Game. What advice does Ratliff have for educators trying to prepare students for this strange new world of work? As a bonus, three college students with very different majors weigh in on what they think of all this. This episode first ran in March.

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