4 wild AI predictions from a $39B tech founder

Synopsis

Sam and Shaan sit down with Brett Adcock, founder of Figure AI (~$39B humanoid-robotics company), for a forward-looking conversation. They cover Figure's 'human in a box' robotics approach, the $20M engineer salary market, Mark Zuckerberg's talent-buying spree, and a retrospective on Brett's 2026 predictions. The episode is mostly commentary on AI hype cycles, recruiting and a celebrity founder's personal story.

Ideas in this episode

• Automated hiring pipeline / ATS

  Brett Adcock (Figure AI) on the $20M engineer salary market and Mark Zuckerberg's talent-buying spree — recruiting at the extreme end of the price curve.

• AI readiness / implementation consulting for SMBs