Milk Road AI 2026 Is the Year AI Might Replace Your Job w/ Duncan & Patrick
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Jan 9, 2026 Duncan and Patrick discuss the rapid transformation in AI, highlighting coding agents taking over junior engineering roles and the automation of white-collar workflows. They explore the implications of a possible job disruption in finance and law, fueled by advances in software automation. The conversation touches on recent funding in AI and the societal impact expected by 2026, including the rise of cheaper, task-specific robots. The hosts emphasize a significant shift in how organizations will restructure around AI agents.
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Coding Agents Already Reach Frontier Performance
- Frontier coding models have advanced enough that engineers using them over holidays were "blown away" by what they can do.
- Duncan and Patrick say these tools let people build full apps and browser agents with little manual coding required.
Try Frontier Tools Hands-On
- Try these frontier tools yourself to understand capabilities; Patrick recommends Cloud Code for $20 with Anthropic.
- Hands-on use rapidly reveals practical power and potential career impact.
Holiday Projects Show Real Agent Use Cases
- Patrick described people building browser agents that cancel subscriptions and get refunds using coding agents.
- He also shared examples of launching apps and earning revenue with these tools during personal projects.