Bots, Bugs and Business Models.

What happens to software subscriptions when you can build exactly what you need? Dara and Matthew talk about AI making custom tools, websites and creative work more accessible, and what that means for the businesses that sell them. From replacing a WordPress site to the small-business “AI slop” argument, they weigh the freedom to build your own against the time, judgement and maintenance it still takes. They also revisit their predictions, compare the latest AI assistants and model benchmarks, and discuss AI’s role in finding security holes that were already there. Plus the odd tangent and dangerously high fizz. Recorded 23 October 2026. Chapters: 00:00 Show intro 00:15 Back, predictions and preparation 07:21 The fizz reading 12:11 What do we want from an AI assistant? 17:29 Claude Duet and regional rollouts 19:37 New models and the benchmark problem 26:01 Google’s naming problem 32:29 Customising Claude Code 38:05 OpenAI models on Google Cloud 41:14 Dashboards, context and conflicting answers 45:01 AI and a week of security vulnerabilities 01:00:02 Software subscriptions and the Photoshop clone 01:05:10 Replacing WordPress and building the podcast site 01:11:38 Coding, images and content in one place 01:13:41 Small businesses and the AI slop argument 01:17:15 Stock images, freelancers and changing business models 01:23:48 Language learning and personalised tools 01:29:32 Predictions for the next episode 01:33:25 Outro Links and resources: Claude Mods: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/91870 Feature overview and demos for customising Claude Code. Cloudflare security-audit skill: usage and example prompts: https://github.com/cloudflare/security-audit-skill#usage Cloudflare’s own instructions and prompts for auditing a codebase. Grok Bot FAQ: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/faq The personal assistant Matthew uses for household projects, reminders and email. Claude Dashboards: https://claude.com/resources/articles/dashboards-and-motion The interactive dashboard feature discussed in the episode. Descript MCP: https://www.descript.com/mcp The integration Dara uses for the podcast editing workflow. OpenAI models on Google Cloud: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/google-cloud-brings-openai-models-to-customers The announcement behind the cloud discussion. Google Knowledge Catalog: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/knowledge-catalog-self-learning-context-enrichment-for-ai-agents/ Shared business definitions and context for AI agents. Cloudflare’s PHP2Shell protection guide: https://blog.cloudflare.com/php-vulnerabilities-waf-protection/ Background and protection guidance for the PHP vulnerabilities discussed. Getty Images restructuring filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898496/000121390026112265/ea0309581-8k_getty.htm The primary filing for the restructuring discussed in the episode. It’s Only Logical website: https://onlylogicalpod.com/ Our AI-built podcast website, discussed in the episode. Production: AI-generated intro voice and theme music. Watch: https://youtu.be/AKXzS6CfLso