Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)

August 30, 2026·1h 21m·5-min readinterviewtechnology
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The future of AI product development lies in building for a two-to-three-month horizon, embracing empirical iteration over theoretical planning, and redefining human value around ambition, steering, and creative expression as agents take over execution. Product management is evolving into

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Tara Seshan

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Tara SeshanAndrew AmbrosinoLenny RachitskyShishir MehrotraMarty Cagan

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