1137 Most AI Startups Won’t Survive | Brian Herr on Moats, Agents, and the Future of AI

See more: https://thinkfuture.comConnect with Brian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-herr/---The AI gold rush is ending. What comes next?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with Brian Herr about where AI is really heading—and why the next wave of winners won’t be the companies building AI wrappers.Brian argues that AI isn’t a completely new paradigm. It’s the latest step in a decades-long evolution of human-computer interaction, moving from punch cards and command lines to graphical interfaces and now natural language.The real story isn’t AI itself.It’s what happens when AI becomes infrastructure.We explore:Why AI is a natural evolution of user interfacesThe shift from AI hype to real business valueWhy VCs are moving from “AI wrappers” to “AI-safe” investmentsThe importance of defensible moats like proprietary data and domain expertiseWhy AI should be treated like a smart intern, not a magical oracleThe future of agentic AI and autonomous systemsWhy smaller, specialized models may outperform giant general-purpose modelsThe rise of local AI running directly on personal devicesWhy trust, governance, and observability are critical for enterprise AINeural interfaces as the next frontier of human-computer interactionBrian believes we're entering a market correction similar to the dot-com era, where companies built solely on access to AI models will struggle, while businesses solving real problems will thrive.If you're interested in AI startups, venture capital, enterprise AI, agentic systems, or the future of technology, this conversation provides a practical roadmap for what comes next.