Real Alpha has cut 2 moments from an interview with Hayden Field (Senior AI reporter, The Verge) on Decoder published Oct 8, 2026.
From this interview
Meta can fund free agents with ads while OpenAI cannot
“I have a bribeable chief of staff. Like I have a corrupt butler. Is that what you want? That is a great term for it, a corrupt butler.”
Nilay Patel36:45 Enterprise users tolerate brittle agents; consumers walk away
“What I know about consumers is that the first time it doesn't work, they just walk away. They have no incentive to try again to overcome frustration or brokenness.”
Nilay Patel19:49
The episode
DecoderHow Meta got ahead of OpenAI on AI agents | Decoder
Hayden Field · Senior AI Reporter, The Verge
35:38of 41:13 · Oct 8
