Timestamp Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Brittain's Track Record: Predicting Amazon & Whole Foods

10:00 - Tesla FSD vs Waymo: The Robotaxi Revolution

18:35 - OpenAI is the New BlackBerry - Google Wins

22:20 - The Buggy Whip Moment: AI Replacing Jobs 26:00 - Reshoring American Manufacturing Strategy

35:30 - The Future of AI: Local Computing vs Data Centers

In this AI podcast, host Matthew Chang sits down with Brittain Ladd, the futurist who predicted Amazon acquiring Whole Foods years before it happened. Brittain shares his bold predictions for 2026 including why OpenAI will fail, how Google's Gemini will dominate, and why 12-15% of American jobs will be replaced by AI agents. This entrepreneur podcast explores business success in the age of AI disruption, featuring insights on Tesla's full self-driving technology reaching parity with Waymo, Uber's future in autonomous delivery, and the secrets to success for reshoring American manufacturing. Learn about innovative solutions including taxing AI agents as employees, creating manufacturing enterprise zones, and why the future of AI computing is local rather than massive data centers.

Brittain reveals his entrepreneurial mindset on business strategy, discusses the future of work, and explains how AI tools will transform every industry while exploring what happens when automation makes traditional jobs obsolete.

🔗 Connect with Brittain Ladd:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcladd

Website: https://brittainladd.com/

🔗 Connect with Jason Engelhardt:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonengelhardt/

Website: https://xzactly.ai/

🔗 Connect with Matthew Chang:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewachang/

X/Twitter: https://x.com/matthewachang

Chang Robotics: https://www.changrobotics.ai/

Chang Robotics Fund: https://www.cr.fund/

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ℹ️ About The ReForge Podcast: The ReForge Podcast explores robotics, automation, AI, American manufacturing, and workforce development. Host Matthew Chang delivers forward-thinking insights on Industry 4.0, featuring business experts and entrepreneurs who discuss the future of work, AI innovation, and how technology will reshape the American economy while creating new opportunities for growth and success.

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