January 25, 2026
Skills for the Code AGI Era
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As coding agents and vibe-coding tools push software creation into a fundamentally new phase, the real question shifts from what AI can do to what skills actually matter. This episode unpacks the emerging divide between two critical roles in the code AGI era: the Agent Manager, who knows how to direct and scale AI agents effectively, and the Enterprise Operator, who knows what problems are worth solving and why. With execution becoming cheap and abundant, skills like systems thinking, async orchestration, domain expertise, problem recognition, and workflow redesign are becoming the true sources of leverage. Link: https://x.com/natolambert/status/2014023020302704698 Brought to you by: KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - http://zencoder.ai/zenflow Optimizely Opal - The agent orchestration platform build for marketers - https://www.optimizely.com/theaidailybrief AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/brief Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - https://www.sectionai.com/ LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/ Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@aidailybrief.ai