Two founders take stock of a breakout year for their AI-first company while forecasting a 2026 shaped by agent-native software, empowered designers and the slow reinvention of engineering. Their optimism about rapid progress is tempered by fears of election deepfakes, AI-washed layoffs and an AGI timeline that keeps receding.

Reid Hoffman traces the philosophical roots of entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence, arguing that language models sharpen old questions about truth, reasoning and human nature. The LinkedIn co-founder considers AI as the latest technology reshaping how people perceive, learn and collectively evolve.