AI agents are moving beyond answering questions. They can research, write code, use tools, operate computers, coordinate with other agents, and increasingly carry out substantial pieces of real work.

But does that mean we’re actually approaching digital workers?

In Episode 1 of Zero to Singularity, we take a deep dive into autonomous AI agents—how they work, what they can genuinely accomplish today, where the hype outruns the evidence, and what has to change before we can trust them with consequential work.

We explore:

• What separates an AI agent from a chatbot or traditional automation • The observe → decide → act → feedback loop • Context, memory, tools, computer use, and agent harnesses • MCP, A2A, and multi-agent systems • OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and the open-source ecosystem • Cod ...