How the smartest founders are winning in AI

Synopsis
Sam and Shaan talk with Jason Lemkin about AI body doubles, users telling AI things they will not tell humans, incumbent apps being threatened by ChatGPT, OpenAI, AI billionaire paths, SaaStr, recruiting, and the future of work. The key how-it-works idea is that AI can become a trusted interface or clone that replaces parts of existing apps and workflows.
Ideas in this episode
- AI body-double / virtual try-on app
Jason Lemkin's AI-body-doubles thesis frames AI clones as trusted interfaces that remember context, answer routine questions and replace parts of existing apps and workflows.
- Automated hiring pipeline / ATS
Jason Lemkin argues recruiting is among the incumbent workflows ChatGPT will disrupt, with AI body doubles and trusted interfaces replacing parts of the hiring funnel.
- AI productivity tool
Jason Lemkin's AI body doubles thesis shows assistants that remember context, answer routine questions and hand off to existing workflows as trusted interfaces for work.