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AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work)

aired Aug 30, 2026 · 81.0m
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Summary

If you think about the first era of AI products as chat, the second era of these products working with agents, that third era that might come soon is how do you work with a persistent co-worker who is able to get things done with you?. It's so hard to understand what is going to emerge in the future.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, it's, think, including: There's this idea of the overhang of what AI is capable of and what we're actually doing with it.

Key takeaways
  1. 01If you think about the first era of AI products as chat, the second era of these products working with agents, that third era that might come soon is how do you work with a persist
  2. 02You fail if you build for where the models are now
  3. 03You fail if you build for where you think the models will be in a year
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