Matthew Hall and Sam Gaddis break down the latest in AI, challenging the "95% failure" narrative with new ROI data and dissecting ChatGPT's "Atlas" browser launch. They codify emerging best practices for AI workflow automation, advise on navigating the crowded AI coding assistant market, and celebrate AI's power to enable entirely new work. The episode culminates in a crucial discussion on the diminishing value of software in acquisitions and what truly constitutes a moat in the age of AI.

Chapters:
00:00 AI's Evolving Landscape: Successes and Failures
04:00 ChatGPT's New Browser: A Game Changer?
07:33 Best Practices for AI Workflow Automation
12:00 Navigating the AI Coding Assistant Market
16:55 New Opportunities: AI Empowering New Work
21:28 Valuing Software in the Age of AI

Key Takeaways:

• AI ROI is proving positive for most firms, with a new study challenging older "failure" statistics.
• ChatGPT's new "Atlas" browser shows potential but needs deeper context integration to become a true game-changer.
• Effective AI automation prioritizes breaking workflows into atomic steps, automating deterministic parts, and using single agents for judgment with human oversight.
• Distribution, data, and brand are the new moats; the value of software itself is rapidly diminishing in the age of AI.
• AI empowers "net new" work, allowing individuals to tackle tasks and projects they previously wouldn't have attempted.

Tags:
#AI #ChatGPT #Automation #EnterpriseAI #AICoding #SoftwareValuation #Podcast #RunpointPodcast