Nathan Labenz on the Next Generation of AI Agents | The Cognitive Revolution at Imagine AI Live 25 | E154

Nathan Labenz (Founder of Waymark and host of The Cognitive Revolution) reveals how to build enterprise-grade AI agents that are reliable, scalable, and safe. He shares a blueprint for automation systems that don’t just run — they think, adapt, and earn human trust. From architecture to real-world deployment, this session dives deep into the next wave of intelligent systems redefining enterprise productivity at Imagine AI Live 25 in Las Vegas. (0:00) Nathan Labenz is a full time student of AI (0:57) Big Galaxy Brain Questions (3:15) What exactly is an AI Agent? (6:22) AI Agents choose their own adventure (11:35) AI Agents vs Human Doctors (17:36) OpenAI’s operator does wonders (18:36) AIs will eventually take over ML research (25:13) AI being opportunistic - what should we do next?