Your AI Buddy Got a Remote Control

Your AI Buddy Got a Remote Control

From Where's The Future? by Brandt Krueger & Will Curran

April 26, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 349

About this episode

Will and Brandt discuss the evolution of agentic AI, including remote task management and the implications of the anti-AI movement.

Episode Summary: Will and Brandt continue to dig into the rapidly evolving world of agentic AI, with Will sharing hard-won lessons from burning through his OpenAI Codex quota and the growing appeal of Claude Cowork's new ability to run and manage tasks remotely from your phone. They also cover NVIDIA's OpenClaw announcement (NemoClaw), debate the rising anti-AI movement, and draw parallels between today's AI shift and the early days of the internet. Discussions Include: Managing AI credit quotas and the real cost of letting autonomous agents run unsupervised Claude Cowork's remote phone control and what it means for agentic AI reaching everyday users NVIDIA's OpenClaw fork and why a trusted brand name accelerates enterprise adoption How AI is changing the way we write, type, and interact with technology, including the death of the emdash The anti-AI movement, AI slop, and why ignoring this technology may not be a long-term option Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share): "My OpenClaw setup is a very capable executive assistant with the knowledge of the entire internet. And it runs 24/7." - Will Curran "Nvidia wants to be the Levi's of the gold rush providing the picks and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Will Curran, Brandt Krueger

Topics covered

  • agentic AI
  • OpenAI Codex
  • remote task management
  • NVIDIA OpenClaw
  • anti-AI movement
  • AI and technology interaction

Keywords

  • agentic AI
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Claude Cowork
  • NVIDIA
  • OpenClaw
  • remote control
  • anti-AI movement
  • technology interaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Claude Cowork, NVIDIA

Products: OpenClaw, NemoClaw

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