Wall Street Just Bet $285 Billion on AI Agents. The Best One Barely Works

YouTube/Podcast · ~15 min · Podcast

• Despite massive Wall Street investment, most AI agents cannot answer three fundamental questions about their own capabilities.
• Analyses specific tools — Lindy, Google Opal, Sauna, Obvious — separating those delivering real outcomes from those running on “demo energy.”
• Introduces a three-layer architecture framework for builders who want control, with verifiability as the non-negotiable foundation.
• Advice: apply rigorous evaluation before committing resources to any agent platform.