CD197: MATT AHLBORG - PPQ.AI - AI AGENTS, PRIVACY, AND PAYMENTS

CD197: MATT AHLBORG - PPQ.AI - AI AGENTS, PRIVACY, AND PAYMENTS

From Citadel Dispatch by ODELL

March 25, 2026 · 1h 17m

About this episode

Matt Ahlborg discusses the evolving AI landscape and the innovative pay-per-use model of PPQ.ai.

Matt Ahlborg, founder of PPQ.ai, rejoins the show for an update on the rapidly evolving AI landscape. PayPerQ is a bitcoin enabled ai platform that enables users to easily use all of the top ai tools without an account. Users pay per use with bitcoin and can switch the models they use on the fly without needing to provide an email address, phone number, or billing address. We discuss the rise of lean teams supercharged by AI tools, the subscription vs. pay-per-token model debate, and why massive subsidies from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI likely will not last. Ahlborg breaks down PPQ's "AutoClaw" smart routing feature that blends cheap and expensive models to cut costs, the addition of secure enclave models for privacy conscious users, and how OpenClaw's explosion drove a 400% revenue increase for PPQ. PayPerQ: https://ppq.ai/ PayPerQ on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdy27dk8f9qk7qvrm94pkdtus9xtk970jpcp4w48k6cw0khfm06mss64u96 PayPerQ on X: https://x.com/PPQdotAI Matt on X: https://x.com/MattAhlborg EPISODE: 197 BLOCK: 942174 PRICE: 1412 sats per dollar (00:02:57) Matt Ahlborg of PPQ.ai and the fast pace of AI (00:04:48) Early‑AI "Wild West": workflows, tiny teams…

People in this episode

Host: ODELL

Guest: Matt Ahlborg

Topics covered

  • AI landscape
  • Pay-per-use model
  • Privacy in AI
  • Business models
  • AI tools
  • Revenue growth

Keywords

  • AI agents
  • privacy
  • payments
  • PayPerQ
  • business models
  • revenue increase
  • bitcoin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PPQ.ai, Anthropic, OpenAI

Products: AutoClaw, OpenClaw

Places: Bitcoin

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