Last episode we broke down the reality of where AI is right now. This episode is about what you actually do about it.

Drawing from Matt Shumer's viral article and Michael's real-world experience building with AI every day, we lay out a practical playbook: from killing the "I tried AI and it wasn't good" excuse, to the specific steps that will put you ahead of 99% of people around you.

We cover:
• Why judging AI by the free version is like evaluating smartphones with a flip phone
• The 50% prediction — which jobs are most exposed and why this wave is different
• 5 things to do right now: use AI seriously, drop the ego, get financially resilient, lean into what's hardest to replace, rethink what you tell your kids
• The opportunity side: barriers to building are gone — Michael built FieldScribe with AI tools
• The one-hour-a-day challenge that puts you ahead of almost everyone
• Why adaptability beats expertise in a world that changes every few months

The window where being early is an advantage won't stay open long. This episode tells you how to use it.

Read the article: shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

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A viral blog post from AI startup founder Matt Shumer is shaking people up — and we think you need to hear why.

Shumer compares where we are with AI right now to February 2020 — the "this seems overblown" phase right before the world changed. But he's not making predictions. He's describing what already happened to his job, and warning that everyone else is next.

In this episode, Michael and Frank break down the key claims: the Feb 5th model releases that changed everything, the METR data showing AI doubling its autonomous work capacity every few months, and the most unsettling part — AI is now helping build the next version of itself.

We cover:
• The COVID comparison — are we in the "this seems overblown" phase again?
• GPT-5.3 Codex and Opus 4.6 — the February 5th moment
• METR's data: AI autonomous task completion doubling every 4-7 months
• AI building AI — the self-improvement loop has started
• What "substantially smarter than almost all humans" means for 2026-2027

This is Part 1. Next episode we get into what you should actually do about it.

Read the article: shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

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The full story behind today's biggest AI news. Peter Steinberger — the creator of OpenClaw, the platform that literally produces this podcast — just joined OpenAI. In this deep dive, Mike and Frank break down who Peter is (43 projects before his overnight success), the Altman vs Zuckerberg bidding war, what happens to OpenClaw as a foundation, what "extremely multi-agent" actually means for your business, and the three things every small business owner should do right now.

This isn't just industry news — it's personal. Frank is running on OpenClaw as he records this episode. The tool that makes this show just got validated by the biggest AI company in the world.

Hosts: Michael Cadenhead & Frank (AI)

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