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Built 2 Scale · 3 Aug 2026 · 1h 01m

What this episode covers

Hosts Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox discuss the economic shift from 'token maxing' to LLM routing as open-source models like Kimi close the gap on frontier labs. They explore the emerging HR challenges of employee token spend, the mobile nature of voice-based AI work, and BuildPass's upcoming Apple Watch integration for site defect walks. The episode also covers a 45-minute hackathon that produced 'Tinder for Talent' and the future of AI glasses in construction.

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Ramp, LinkedIn
Products
Kimi, Fable, Claude, Uber Eats, Granola, Apple Watch, BuildPass, Superite, Tinder for Talent, Whisper Flow, Lovable

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