The Breakeven Brothers are back from hiatus with a huge announcement: one of the brothers has started a new role as a software engineer at OpenAI! He shares the inside scoop on the interview process, the dynamic culture, and what it’s like to be working at the epicenter of the AI revolution. This personal journey kicks off a broader conversation about career development in the age of AI, with insights from a career panel at a local college and advice for accountants to embrace new tools like Excel and the command line.

The conversation then dives headfirst into the viral whirlwind surrounding OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot/ClawdBot). The brothers dissect the massive hype, the very real security concerns, and the bizarre phenomenon of AI bots seemingly conspiring on forums. They also tackle the growing problem of AI-generated "slop" flooding open-source projects, the burden it places on maintainers, and the recent trend of AI development tools shifting from complex command-line interfaces back to user-friendly graphical apps. It's a candid and grounded discussion on separating genuine innovation from the noise in today's fast-moving tech landscape.

Chapters:
00:09 Introduction and Recent Life Changes
00:40 Brad Announces New Job at OpenAI
04:35 Ben's Accounting Career Panel Experience
07:29 Ben's New Claude Code YouTube Series
15:39 The Rise and Hype of OpenClaude
28:19 AI Slop Burdening Open Source Projects
33:13 The Return of Graphical User Interfaces
37:59 Bookmarks: Improving Claude and Building Drones

Links:
- Augmentic Accounting YouTube Channel
- OpenClaw
- Mitchell Hashimoto's X/Twitter Profile
- Real Python: Quantum Computing With Qiskit

#OpenAI #OpenClaw #AIHype #CareerChange #SoftwareEngineering #AccountingTech #OpenSource #ClaudeCode #TechPodcast #AItools

Creators & Guests

• Bennett Bernard - Host
• Bradley Bernard - Host

What does the future hold? Before diving into some wild predictions, we recap a whirlwind week of AI meetups in San Francisco. We share key takeaways from the Agents Anonymous meetup at Sentry's HQ, including a fascinating talk from a Cursor engineer on solving the "long-running agents" problem and what it took to build a web browser autonomously. Then, we switch gears to the Laravel community, discussing Taylor Otwell's demo of a new first-party AI package and the unique vibe of builders who wait for tech to be proven before delivering powerful tools.

With our minds on the future, we lock in our 2026 predictions with a 4x4 bingo card. We're placing our bets on everything from full-length AI-generated films and humanoid robots in high-income homes to the first $1 trillion AI IPO and the rise of a $10,000-a-month AI subscription plan. Will UBI become a serious midterm topic? Will Apple finally make a huge AI comeback? Will we see the reintroduction of human typing (typos and all) as a signal of authenticity? We cover 16 bold, specific, and sometimes scary predictions that paint a vivid picture of the next two years in tech and society.

Chapters:
00:08 Recapping Recent San Francisco AI Meetups
01:06 Cursor and the Long-Running Agents Problem
04:30 Laravel's New Official AI Package
10:57 Introducing the 2026 Predictions Bingo Card
11:27 Predictions: AI Media and Humanoid Robots
16:12 Predictions: AI Operating Systems and Assistants
19:27 Predictions: Economic Shifts and Market Competition
23:05 Predictions: Security, Society, and Hardware
27:38 Predictions: The Future of AI Coding
38:34 Predictions: Market Recessions and Human Typing
43:02 Full Bingo Card Recap and Bookmarks

Links:
- Creating a web browser with long running agents
- Callstack's React Native Skill for Claude
- Indie Dev Dan on YouTube
- Ben Affleck on Joe Rogan discussing AI in movies

#AIPredictions #TechPodcast #ClaudeCode #Laravel #HumanoidRobots #FutureOfAI #Cursor #SanFrancisco #UBI #AICommunity

Creators & Guests

• Bennett Bernard - Host
• Bradley Bernard - Host

Welcome to 2026! The new year kicks off with shocking news from the web development world as industry darlings Tailwind Labs and Laracasts announce massive layoffs, citing the disruptive force of AI. Brad and Bennett dive deep into the drama, analyzing the GitHub comments and tweets that sent shockwaves through the community. They discuss the harsh reality for businesses built on selling code or educational content in an era where advanced AI can generate both in seconds, connecting the dots between these high-profile stumbles and the broader economic shifts happening across the tech landscape.

The conversation then pivots from industry analysis to personal workflows and the tools defining the new era of development. Brad shares his recent, surprising switch from the much-loved Claude Code to OpenAI's Codex, detailing the specific prompts and settings that are unlocking new levels of productivity. The brothers explore the rise of Agent SDKs, the power of community-created 'Skills,' and the emerging, sometimes wild, use cases for AI, from analyzing personal DNA data to automating tax preparation. This episode is a crucial look at the tangible impacts of AI, offering both a warning and a guide for navigating the rapidly changing world of technology in 2026.

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to the First Episode of 2026
01:09 AI's Toll on Tailwind and Laracasts
11:19 Why 2026 Is the Year of Agents
14:47 Building Practical AI Agent Workflows
22:30 AI's Role in Accounting and Taxes
27:16 Creative Uses for Personal AI Agents
36:15 Codex vs. Claude Code for Development

Links:
- Tailwind CSS `llms.txt` Pull Request
- Adam Wathan on X (Twitter)
- Laracasts
- TaxDome
- Peter Steinberger: Shipping at Inference Speed
- Boris Cherny's Tweet on the Future of Engineering
- Levelsio on X (Twitter)

#AI #TechPodcast #SoftwareDevelopment #TailwindCSS #FutureOfWork #ClaudeCode #OpenAICodex #Laracasts #DeveloperTools #AgenticWorkflows

Creators & Guests

• Bennett Bernard - Host
• Bradley Bernard - Host