AI #176 Part 1: Doing It Live

Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · Jul 9, 2026 · 1h 3m

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:00:47 - Table of Contents* 00:03:08 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility* 00:05:35 - Language Models Gain Unexpected Affordances* 00:08:40 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility* 00:09:22 - Pay The Man His Money* 00:09:58 - Huh, Upgrades* 00:10:04 - Grok 4.5 Exists* 00:11:40 - F*** It We’re Doing It Live* 00:12:49 - On Your Marks* 00:13:36 - Better Call Sol* 00:25:44 - Get My Agent On…