From Demos to Deployment: The AI Stack Gets Real

Claire and Peter break down the week’s biggest signal: AI is shifting from impressive prototypes to expensive, operational deployment. OpenAI and Anthropic launch rival enterprise deployment ventures as the battle moves from “best model” to who gets embedded into real business workflows first. Anthropic also rolls out finance-focused AI agents, while reports highlight staggering infrastructure commitments tying model makers ever closer to hyperscalers—raising new concerns around lock-in, pricing, and resilience. The episode also covers Google’s reported proactive Gemini agent “Remy,” the growing need for governance as AI starts taking actions, diverging workforce signals on AI-driven job cuts, and the hardware ripple effects behind agentic AI—from memory demand to server CPU growth. Finally, Claire and Peter touch on escalating deepfake risk and China’s emergence as a massive real-world testbed for AI agents—pointing to how quickly expectations for AI assistants are evolving.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.