AI Rockstars

Landry Fields

An AI news and community podcast for business, entrepreneurs and individuals learning about and navigating the constant changing landscape of AI in their business's and lives. Go to www.theairockstars.com to find our community band for weekly training calls and access a community app for engagement, events etc.

Episodes

  1. Aug 25

    Ep. 2 - Stripe Buys OpenRouter, Ox Alpha, and When Not to Build It Yourself

    Episode 2. Davie Holt and Landry Fields on the AI news that actually moved this week, and what it means if you run a business instead of a data center. Stripe quietly acquired OpenRouter, the aggregator that sits in front of every major model. Then a mystery model called Ox Alpha showed up on that same platform, free, with a million-token window, and nobody will say who built it. Davie puts the tinfoil hat on for that one. Also: GrokBot drops and xAI buys Cursor, why agent-based interfaces are a real shift and not a reskin, Qwen 3.8, and why the next race in AI is cost rather than capability. Then the part worth your time if you own the business. Before you vibe code a solution to anything, answer one question: are you willing to stay in the pocket when it collapses? If you don't have the time to maintain it, it isn't worth building, and that has nothing to do with AI. Plus the VA red flag every agency should be watching for, why accent mitigation changes what a virtual assistant can do, and what happened when Landry spent seven days replacing his agency's entire intranet with a Chrome extension. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Episode 2 00:49 Music check: Anberlin, Switchfoot, and Stella Lefty 02:45 This week in AI news 03:13 Tinfoil hat time: what OpenRouter actually is 04:28 Stripe acquires OpenRouter 04:47 Ox Alpha, the model nobody will claim 06:30 Is Stripe becoming the next Amazon 07:53 GrokBot drops, xAI buys Cursor 08:34 Why agent-based interfaces change the game 10:40 The August model deluge 11:06 The next race is cost, not capability 11:31 Qwen 3.8 and running models locally 13:04 What AI Rockstars is actually for 14:08 To vibe code or to SaaS 14:33 The real question is time, not AI 15:28 The VA model is being disrupted 16:04 Accent mitigation and what it changes 17:13 Davie on running a VA company 18:14 The VA red flag every agency should watch for 20:13 This month's build: Chrome extensions 20:40 Landry rebuilds his agency intranet in seven days 21:35 Start in Claude Design, not in code 23:24 Killing the operational grind 24:53 Coming in September: GitHub and Claude Code 26:36 Bring us a real business problem 27:04 Use technology to be more human Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@AIRockstarsShow Join us at www.theairockstars.com and pick your band. OpenMic for business owners. Insurance Rockstars for agency owners. Come try it out. No obligation. www.theairockstars.com www.theairockstars.com

  2. Aug 12

    Ep. 1 - Opus 5, AI Degrees, and the One Hire That Changes Your Agency

    Episode 1. Davie Holt and Landry Fields break down what actually changed in AI this week, and what it means if you run an agency instead of a data center. We get into Opus 5 versus Fable and why one of them got pulled, AI video that you genuinely cannot detect anymore, and the shift from generative to agentic AI that every major platform is racing toward. Then the University of Kentucky launches an AI undergraduate degree, which sends us into whether that degree is anything more than a computer science degree in a new jacket, and what AI literacy actually needs to mean when you are hiring. The part worth your time if you own the business: the highest-leverage hire most agency owners are not making. Hint, it is not you, and it is probably already on your payroll. Landry also admits on the record that he has never seen Terminator. Either one. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to AI Rockstars 00:43 What we're doing every week 01:14 Music check: Ella Langley and a band called Couch 04:18 This week in AI news 04:49 Opus 5 vs Fable, and why Fable got pulled 07:31 Cheaper models, and how to stack them properly 09:04 Models breaking out: the raptors are testing the fences 09:43 Landry has never seen Terminator 10:57 Seed Dance 2.5 and undetectable AI video 12:49 ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork 14:02 Generative to agentic: where this is headed 15:45 University of Kentucky launches an AI degree 17:35 If you go to college, not when 19:39 The fractional AI hire, and where a VA fits 20:56 Hire a VA who already has AI literacy 21:21 Send your number two 22:33 It's the late '90s all over again 23:16 This month's build: custom Chrome extensions 24:15 Four hours, and the most loved tool in the agency 24:56 Don't spend $1,000 on a course 26:23 The future is humanity 27:41 Where to find us WHERE TO FIND US Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AIRockstarsShow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6796053920 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y2tKfaHyi3CQnF9GQg4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d0870f89-c1ef-4c38-b488-2410607917cf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theairockstars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAiRockstars Join the community: https://www.theairockstars.com www.theairockstars.com www.theairockstars.com

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    AI Rock Stars Podcast Intro

    You are not behind. That's the first thing we want you to hear. Every week we talk to business owners who say the same thing: I don't even know where to start with AI, let alone keep up with it. So Landry Fields and I built a place to start. Each week on The AI Rock Stars we bring you what actually moved in the AI world and what it means for your business. No hype. No theory dumps. Real workflows from people running real companies. There are two very easy ways to get involved: 1. Go to www.theairockstars.com and find your band. Join the community and get involved. We meet every week and we provide guidance and support on how to use AI in your everyday life. 2. Follow this podcast wherever you get podcasts. Engage, follow along, and grow with Landry and me and the other business owners who are in the same boat you are. We're all trying to make sure AI makes us more human. WHERE TO FIND US Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AIRockstarsShow Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6796053920 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y2tKfaHyi3CQnF9GQg4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d0870f89-c1ef-4c38-b488-2410607917cf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theairockstars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAiRockstars Join the community: https://www.theairockstars.com www.theairockstars.com www.theairockstars.com

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An AI news and community podcast for business, entrepreneurs and individuals learning about and navigating the constant changing landscape of AI in their business's and lives. Go to www.theairockstars.com to find our community band for weekly training calls and access a community app for engagement, events etc.

Information

  • Creator
    Landry Fields
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 AI Rockstars
  • Show Website
    AI Rockstars