Hey, it’s Marek,

I mentioned on LinkedIn this week that I built an AI agent that scouts Reddit, HackerNews, and ArXiv every morning and produces a personalised 10-minute audio briefing for my commute. Cost: roughly a flat white a day. The response surprised me: dozens of people asking how to build their own. I might start sharing some details here, too!

That agent is a perfect setup for this episode, because it’s doing exactly what I talk about: navigating infrastructure that was built for humans. And it’s only a matter of time before that infrastructure gets rebuilt.

The episode: in 1995, a Newsweek columnist correctly observed that his local mall made more money than the entire internet. Last month, Shopify’s president insisted AI agents will always flow through Shopify’s checkout. Both right about their present. Both thinking in hieroglyphs.

Where are you thinking in hieroglyphs?

Give it a listen.

Stay curious!

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