Liam Williams

Engineering @get_magical. Prev @joinleague, teaching @lighthouse_labs, 500Labs, co-founded Zefyr, InitLive.

[a16z @a16z]

OpenAI's computer-using agents can now operate almost any app the way a person does, clicking and typing through software that never got an API, and the team building them says they're close to beating expert humans on speed.

Ari Weinstein works on OpenAI's consumer computer use products, and James Sun works on the enterprise side. Both were startup founders before joining OpenAI.

They join a16z's Seema Amble and Fabrizio Serafini to discuss what OpenAI's Astra model changed for computer use, the controls enterprises need for agents they can no longer watch, why computer use works as a universal API for legacy ERPs and finance systems, and why they think cheap software will push UI to get better and more personal.

0:50 What Astra changed for computer use
3:23 Consumer vs. enterprise computer use
5:43 How James runs his workday with Dots
8:06 When computer use becomes superhuman
10:01 How much autonomy to give agents
11:36 What agents mean for ad-supported sites
13:51 Computer use as the universal API
17:21 Getting enterprises to trust agents
20:22 Why the best use cases are the boring ones
25:37 Why UI isn't going away
32:38 Advice for founders building on agents
37:31 Making computer use feel coherent
40:57 Computer use's scaling moment

YouTube: https://t.co/Au9RQgUh6x

@AriX @JamesZmSun @OpenAI @seema_amble @fabserafini

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

@nitlac 👀 😱

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Come meet the team at League's Engineering Open House tomorrow (June 18)! https://t.co/nDIBx9pEXd

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

@unbrelievable Haha I actually think about this when booking

[Connor Wilson @_cwlsn]

My team's co-op student this term wrote about his experience working at @JoinLeague for the past 4 months. Warning: your heart may be warmed. https://t.co/KnKNQGEPia

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

@aeolianharps @dave__murray @creemoresprings

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

We’re hosting the next #TeamLeadTO meetup at the new @JoinLeague office next week! A panel of leads from Shopify and League are talking about how their teams set and achieve goals.

https://t.co/VKGbcqMZo9

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Really cool program run by @Shopify

[Brandon Chu @BrandonMChu]

The Dev Degree from @shopify is open for applications. In 4 years students get:
1. CS degree
2. 4,500 hrs work experience at a tier 1, global company
3. Salary, vacation, and a solid network

This is the most zero-downside, massive-upside opportunity in education today👩‍🎓💻🤑📈🤝

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Started using @snoww_app today for ski tracking - super slick app 👌⛷🏔

[Margaret Leibovic @mleibovic]

Yesterday the @JoinLeague product + engineering team went curling. Canadian team bonding on point 🥌🇨🇦👌

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Getting to the best solution by tinkering and iterating 👌 by @gamell https://t.co/9XdGSBclGn

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

League named LinkedIn's Top Startups in Canada for 2018! 🚀

[League @JoinLeague]

Entrepreneurs start with an idea that their vision can have a massive impact - like empowering people to champion their health and wellness every day.

We're thrilled to be named to LinkedIn's Top Startups in Canada for 2018!

#LinkedInTopStartups

https://t.co/96yxiRHbVm

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

And we're hiring, reach out if you're curious!

https://t.co/4FZRZXU61d

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Excited to be joined by @TELUSHealth Loblaws/Shoppers @OMERSVentures @RBC & @WhitHealth to go abroad, and build towards better Health outcomes for our members 💜 https://t.co/rb6pr3jkQJ

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

@jessmitchell42 Hey @jessmitchell42, I'd love to pitch you on @JoinLeague - might be a great fit since you worked in mental health services in the past 😊

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Searching for a senior frontend developer to be apart of building an incredible health and benefits company 🔭💜 https://t.co/JuEKZEhLjS

[andrew chen @andrewchen]

1/ I don’t trust hockey stick curves. Not on their own, anyway - which is often how they are presented in tweeted out infographics, demo days, etc. Hockey sticks can be gamed. They can show low-quality growth. And you need the right tools to figure out if they’ll sustain.

[Inc. @Inc]

Google spent years studying effective teams. This single quality contributed most to their success https://t.co/RZ44Wg7puY

[League @JoinLeague]

Are you a @HireWaterloo / @WaterlooENG student curious about solving big problems or passionate about the future of health & wellness? Discover what makes a League co-op a one-of-a-kind experience in DC1301 at 11:30am! 🚀

https://t.co/l48LvE7uEl

#UW #KWAwesome

[Liam Williams @liamswl]

Cool intro - “How to program a quantum computer” by @decodoku https://t.co/nr9rjC5jUK