AI in 2026: Why the Hype is Over and Real Value is Here

Описание: Welcome back to Building CareCo!
In this episode, we reflects on the transition from the "year of hype" in 2024 to the value-driven landscape of 2026. We discuss the current state of the "AI wars," with the strategic moats of Apple and Google against the shifting leadership at OpenAI and Anthropic. Finally, we discuss why starting a SaaS company today is fundamentally different than in the pre-2022 era and how human adoption remains the final hurdle for autonomous technology.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Moving from the "year of hype" (2024) to seeing real value in 2026.
01:16 – Dealing with "analysis paralysis" and the jarring speed of new AI models.
03:34 – Cutting through the "snake oil" and hype bots on social media.
04:09 – Why the "vibe coding" era is producing amateur-feeling software.
05:35 – How Apple and Google are playing the long game with their "motes".
08:14 – The drama behind OpenAI’s exodus and the rise of Anthropic.
11:21 – Current AI habits: Switching between Perplexity, Claude, and Grok.
12:12 – Rumors of a massive Tesla, X, and xAI merger.
14:40 – Why the massive data center build-out is finally hitting daily life.
17:14 – Using AI to collapse government red tape and bureaucracy.
19:10 – The "flywheel" effect: Why Tesla’s Robotaxi may beat Waymo.
23:05 – The broken state of air travel vs. SpaceX orbital flights.
25:53 – Why SaaS companies built before 2022 carry "massive baggage".
31:51 – The human adoption hurdle: Why you still need to "grab people by the lapel".
32:43 – The theory of "indispensable" human roles that AI won't replace.
37:46 – Growth update: Scaling to 10,000 additional calls this month.