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The Next Medium: Why Real-Time Interactive Video Changes Everything — Ahmed Ahres, Reactor

Aug 18, 2026 · 17:30

Ahmed Ahres, head of go-to-market at Reactor, argues that world models are real-time interactive video, a change of medium rather than a speedup, because video becomes programmable like software. GPS enabling Uber and viewfinders enabling Instagram and TikTok show how real time unlocks new applications. Reactor's platform serves infinite interactive video (Helios from ByteDance), controllable worlds (Lingbot from Alibaba, LongLive 2 from Nvidia), and live avatars he admits are still uncracked. Users build interactive live streams, medical and cooking simulations, and video-to-video editing. Real-time infrastructure means streaming pixels, live sessions with memory, and sub-100-millisecond latency; he offers promo code AIE2026 for $75 credits.

State of the Claw — Peter Steinberger

Apr 17, 2026 · 44:12

Peter Steinberger, creator of OpenClaw, presents a five-month update on the world's fastest-growing open-source project. He details the project's staggering growth—30,000 commits, nearly 2,000 contributors—and the immense security burden: 1,142 advisories (16.6 per day) with 99 critical, often AI-generated slop that demands human vetting. Steinberger refutes media fearmongering, citing how researchers ignore security docs to fabricate scary scenarios. He clarifies OpenAI did not buy OpenClaw; he joined the company while establishing the OpenClaw Foundation to remain vendor-neutral. He emphasizes the importance of local models for data sovereignty and describes his coding workflow of running 5-6 agent sessions simultaneously, iterating on taste and personality. Future visions include ubiquitous agents, 'Dreaming' for memory reconciliation, and modular plugins. For engineers, he champions taste, system design, and learning to say no.