AI Agent Revolution & South Coast Tech

Episode Summary: Mark and Alice explore this week's significant AI developments, including OpenAI's revolutionary ChatGPT agent, which can autonomously complete complex tasks, a reality check on AI coding productivity, and the impending enforcement of the EU AI Act. They connect global AI trends to companies on the South Coast and discuss opportunities for local innovation. Topics Covered: OpenAI ChatGPT Agent launch (July 17, 2025) METR study reveals 3.8% productivity gain vs 24% expected OpenAI adds Google Cloud infrastructure EU AI Act enforcement begins August 2, 2025 WHO report on AI transforming healthcare Local Companies Mentioned: Procore Technologies, LogicMonitor, Invoca, Anchore, Sonos, Amazon Santa Barbara, Google-UCSB quantum partnership, Inogen, BioIQ Event: AI Evening: Investor Edition - Monday, July 21 at Lodo Studios (tonight) More info: CoastalIntelligence.ai Resources: OpenAI ChatGPT Agent announcement METR AI coding productivity study EU AI Act official guidelines WHO AI healthcare report