Can an AI agent be your CEO? (Journalist Evan Ratliff) | Pioneers of AI

Business headlines scream about when we’ll see a one-person “unicorn” company, thanks to AI. Journalist Evan Ratliff put this to the test in the second season of his podcast Shell Game. A former start-up founder, Evan created a company, HurumoAI, where he is the only human. Even his two co-founders are bots. As Evan built his start-up with AI agents, he explored deeper questions of living and working alongside AI, like how and why he gave them certain personalities, and moments of feeling scared, annoyed, or even proud of them. Evan (and his accidentally hilarious AI CEO Kyle Law) join Pioneers of AI to share lessons for the near future. Chapters: 00:00 Introducing Evan Ratliff 02:29 Adam's first start-up experience 04:05 The premise of Shell Game 08:21 The AI agents that Evan Ratliff created 10:33 Figuring out the memory issue 13:06 Introducing Kyle Law 16:58 The emotional trick of AI agents 19:26 When your manager is an AI agent 29:39 Evan's takeaway from Shell Game 32:39 How AI agents could be improved 36:58 Interviewing an AI CEO 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pioneers-of-ai/id1763085968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gbpjgcqJ40rtPrHnXeOWG 💻 LEARN MORE Our website: https://www.pioneersof.ai/ ⚡JOIN OUR COMMUNITY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneersofai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pioneersofai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pioneersofai X: https://twitter.com/pioneersofAI TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pioneersofai 💡ABOUT US Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next. #artificialintelligence #ai #technology #technology #machinelearning #ranaelkaliouby #pioneersofai #affectiva #aitechnology #futureofai #aiinnovation #aiadvancements #aiethics #aipodcast #aiinterview #techinterview #futureoftech #futureoftechnology #aiagents #agents #agenticai #aiceo #startup #startups #aistartup #shellgame #evanratliff