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10 humans. 50+ AI colleagues. A company that feels like science fiction – but it's just our Tuesday. In "Bots & Bosses" we share what we learn at Leaders of AI every single day: Which AI assistants shine, which ones mess up spectacularly, and why Jürgen – our AI team lead – still got promoted. Twice. This podcast is 100% AI-generated. No microphone was used in its creation. We deliberately left in all the mistakes the AI makes – because we want to show you where the real limits are. That said, we think the result is pretty damn impressive!
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In this episode, we look at a simple but often overlooked question: Does the human even appear in your AI strategy? We show why many strategies fail because of too much focus on tools and too little implementation logic. And why falling inference costs are making that gap even more visible right now. You’ll learn: - why AI strategy is leadership work - which three questions you can immediately apply to your current strategy - why cheaper AI does not guarantee better execution - why this issue affects not only corporations, but also solo entrepreneurs - how we at Leaders of AI think of AI as an operating system rather than a show effect Sources: - Artificial Intelligence News: NVIDIA and Google infrastructure cuts AI inference costs, https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/nvidia-and-google-infrastructure-cuts-ai-inference-costs/ More about Leaders of AI: https://www.leadersofai.com Newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter
AI FOMO is real. Especially right now, when it feels like new always-on assistants are launching every week. In this episode, we break down: - why new AI assistants are not automatically immediately relevant for your company - what’s behind OpenAI Dots, Microsoft Copilot Autopilot, Meta Muse, OpenClaw, and Hermes Agent - why governance is the real bottleneck - which three questions you should answer before any new AI deployment - why a well-managed existing assistant delivers more value than five half-tested new ones Topics and resources mentioned: - OpenAI Dots - Microsoft Copilot Autopilot - Meta Muse - OpenClaw - Hermes Agent by Nous Research - Mistral model "Le Chonk" More about Leaders of AI: https://www.leadersofai.com/ Newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter
Sources Dominic’s conversations with a private equity firm, the service company of a major AI lab, and a startup from Y Combinator (anonymized background conversations, no public links) Andreessen Horowitz: State of Markets II ChainCatcher: Summary of the report “State of Markets II” Amazon Web Services: AWS Global Startup Trends Report Softprom: AWS Engines of Growth 2026 heise online: Massive transformation canceled: Meta wanted to become “AI-native” and failed CTA Links - Leaders of AI: https://www.leadersofai.com/ - Newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter - MBAI: https://www.leadersofai.com/ - AI Integration Expert: https://www.leadersofai.com/
Summary: Jev is not a topic just because it is loud right now. For us, it is an early indicator. In this episode, we explain why new AI names only become relevant when they truly change something for companies: in costs, processes, dependencies, and operational execution. Key Topics: - What Jev actually is: a decision model instead of a classic language model - Why specialized models for routing, evaluation, and prioritization are becoming relevant - What this means for European companies and sovereignty - How we at Leaders of AI evaluate new players - Three questions you can apply directly to your own day-to-day work Mentioned Resources: - TypeSafe AI launch post on System One Models and Jev - Trending Topics analysis of Jev and TypeSafe AI - Global Tech Council guide to Jev AI Sources: - TypeSafe AI. Introducing System One Models and Jev. 15.09.2026. https://typesafe.ai/blog/introducing-system-one-models-and-jev - Trending Topics. Jev: A New AI Model That Refuses to Write Text Has Developers Hooked. 22.09.2026. https://www.trendingtopics.eu/jev-a-new-ai-model-that-refuses-to-write-text-has-developers-hooked/ - Global Tech Council. Jev AI: Complete Guide. 23.09.2026. https://www.globaltechcouncil.org/ai/jev-ai-complete-guide/ - Google Doc Briefing. Have you heard of Jev yet? Accessed 01.10.2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12bt4FPzV8r4r-V2eaHqWfT9bIYTDUrtELDDOD1OysyM/edit?usp=sharing CTA Links: - Leaders of AI: https://www.leadersofai.com - Newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter
Agents or operating system? For three episodes, we explored this question. In the grand finale of our series, we resolve it and present a third approach: Fluid Teams. In this episode, you will learn: - Why the question “agents or operating system” is the wrong question - What connectability means and why it decides the value of AI - How the formula “value equals quality times connectability” works in practice - What Fluid Teams are and how AI calculates the best AI setup by itself - Two concrete examples from the everyday work at Leaders of AI - Why Fluid Teams are currently research, and when results can be expected This is Part 4 and the finale of our blog and podcast series on AI architecture in companies. Sources: - Physaric, Leaders of AI: Connectability. The underestimated factor that decides the value of AI. Guide for leaders, 2026 - Physaric, Leaders of AI: Why AI often stays ineffective. A formula for the value of human-AI collaboration. Working paper, 2026 - Leaders of AI blog series: AI architecture in organizations: [Part 1,](https://www.leadersofai.com/blog/sind-ki-agenten-schon-wieder-outdated) [Part 2](https://www.leadersofai.com/blog/vorteil-von-ki-agenten), [Part 3](https://www.leadersofai.com/blog/dein-ki-betriebssystem-kann-alles-dein-team-nutzt-es-trotzdem-nicht), [Part 4](https://www.leadersofai.com/blog/fluide-teams-das-grande-finale-unserer-serie-zu-agenten-und-betriebssystemen), 2026 - Thariq Shihipar, 2026: [Anthropic: Dynamic Workflows in Claude Code](http://x.com/trq212/status/2061907337154367865) More about Leaders of AI: [leadersofai.com ](https://www.leadersofai.com/) Newsletter: [www.leadersofai.com/newsletter](https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter)
An AI system that can do everything, knows everything, and connects all departments. Sounds perfect. We tested it for six months in parallel with our 53 AI assistants. The result surprised even us. In this episode, you’ll learn: - What makes the AI operating system different from the agent approach - Why a system without a face and a role does not build trust - How an AI system checks itself, and why that is a problem - How a governance incident showed us where the real risks are - Why the agent approach is human-first and the operating system is AI-first - The key question that shows you which approach fits your company This is part 3 of our blog and podcast series about AI architecture in companies. Sources: - Leaders of AI blog series: AI architecture in organizations, part 1–3 - Internal self-experiment More about Leaders of AI: leadersofai.com Newsletter: [www.leadersofai.com/newsletter](https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter)
AI agents are a turbo boost in companies mainly because they make trust, roles, and responsibilities visible—not because of some technical trick. In this episode, you’ll learn why agents fit into everyday work so quickly, and how clear leadership logic helps you keep adoption, quality, and governance stable. - Why AI projects rarely fail because of tools—but because of unclear goals, vague responsibilities, and missing quality standards - Think of agents as “roles on the team”: delegate, review, build feedback loops, keep ownership (instead of believing in a black box) - How we work at Leaders of AI with 10 people + 50+ AI colleagues—and why names like Monika, Helga, or Paula are interface design for responsibility - Scaling without chaos: orchestration instead of model power (example: Jürgen as a “manager agent” → less coordination, more stable quality) Sources: [Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents](https://www.nber.org/papers/w33662), Harvard Kennedy School / NBER, 2025. More info at: https://leadersofai.com. And here is our newsletter: https://www.leadersofai.com/newsletter
In this episode, it’s about a simple but crucial idea: Europe’s AI future will not be decided by models, but by execution, enablement, and how organizations apply AI. You’ll learn: Why the real AI bottleneck in Europe is not attention, but application Why access to tools alone does not create an advantage Why teams, processes, and enablement will matter more than the next big AI announcement More about Leaders of AI: [https://leadersofai.com](https://leadersofai.com/) Newsletter:
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