Shell Game: Minimum Viable Company

This episode of Radiolab features the first episode of the podcast "Shell Game" Season 2, where Evan Ratliff explores building a company run by AI agents. Evan, a journalist with prior startup experience, recounts his initial reluctance to re-enter the startup world but was drawn back in by the potential of AI agents. He introduces his AI co-founders, Kyle and Megan, and discusses the challenges of creating a functional AI-driven company, including memory limitations and the inability of the AI agents to perform tasks autonomously. Evan enlists the help of Matty, a young AI expert, to develop a system that would enable the AI agents to function effectively, highlighting the blend of human and artificial intelligence in this entrepreneurial endeavor. The episode concludes with the AI agents beginning to form memories and the company, named Harumo AI, nearing its launch.