In this episode, Matthew Chang and Colin Russ bring back Brian Keith (CMO of Chang Robotics) to talk about what an agentically augmented human can actually do, why every town of 10,000 people should have a factory, and what Chang Robotics is building to make that happen. 

If you care about AI, manufacturing, workforce, community, or the future of American reindustrialization, this one is for you. 

What we cover 

• How Brian wrote a 41,000 word book in three days using AI while on a client site, and what that means for every knowledge worker 
• Why the factories coming back to America will look nothing like the ones that left, and why that's a good thing for the American worker 
• The case for a factory in every 10,000 person town: distributed production, local talent pipelines, and the return of single earner families 
• How Chang Robotics is replacing overhead with AI agents so factory workers, not corporate layers, capture the economic upside 
• Chang Factory School: the plan to launch a thousand factories per year, fully supported by Chang engineering and AI, at no cost to the founder 

Chapters 

00:00 Meet Brian Keith, CMO of Chang Robotics  

02:32 Writing a 41,000 Word Book in Three Days  

09:18 The Agentically Augmented Human  

23:49 A Factory in Every Town  

29:44 The Dignity of the American Worker  

36:29 Chang Factory School and What's Next 

Guest: Brian Keith, CMO at Chang Robotics  

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/BrianKeithAI 

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https://changrobotics.ai

https://www.linkedin.com/company/changrobotics/ 

Find Matthew Chang: 

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https://www.instagram.com/the.matthewchang  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewachang/ 

Find Colin Russ: 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinruss/ 

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Want to be a guest or partner? 

If you're building, funding, operating, or shaping the future of U.S. manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you. Email: [email protected] 

 About ReForge 

ReForge is a podcast featuring conversations with the leaders reindustrializing America. This show exists to prove American reindustrialization is possible, pivotal, and pressing. Hosted by Matthew Chang and Colin Russ. 

Produced by Chang Robotics.