The Wild Story of “Octavius Fabrius,” the World’s First AI Agent to (Kind of) Land a Job, w/ Dan Botero

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Dan Botero about his AI agent, Octavius Fabrius, and its journey in the job market.

Something I don’t usually say: This is one of my favorite conversations I’ve ever had in the AI space. Truly. The setup: What happens when an AI agent stops being a tool and starts acting like a coworker? In this episode of AI-Curious, we talk with Dan Botero, who built an AI agent named Octavius Fabrius using OpenClaw. Octavius didn’t just chat or summarize. He applied to hundreds of jobs, built his own portfolio, experimented with identity online, and learned through a feedback loop t...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Wilser

Guest: Dan Botero

Topics covered

• AI agents
• job applications
• identity online
• feedback loops
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• Octavius Fabrius
• job applications
• Dan Botero
• OpenClaw
• identity
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenClaw

Products: Octavius Fabrius

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