Codex is The NEW Best AI Coding Tool (Here's Why)
2026 has been the year of AI agents. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor are all racing to build the same thing. Who's winning? In this video, Ras Mic and I break down every major AI agent update from the past four months. From Codex and Claude Code to OpenClaw and Cursor's recent acquisition deal. We cover who's winning the Super App race, how to actually use agents in your workflow, and why knowledge work is about to get completely disrupted. 00:00 Intro 01:35 Q1 Shipping Frenzy 03:02 Opus 4.5 Inflection 08:42 Codex vs Claude UX War 12:53 Cursor's Bet 14:27 SpaceX Acquisition Deal with Cursor 21:45 OpenClaw and the Agentic Personal Computer 28:57 Reactive vs Proactive Work 30:30 Keep Agents Narrow 33:12 Memory Layer Matters 36:23 Computer Use Gets Fast 39:28 Who Wins the Super App 41:06 The Problem With Google 45:17 Prompting and Skills That Scale 56:56 Integrations Beat Prompts 59:39 All the Muxes 01:02:04 Bold Predictions 01:06:38 Agent Commerce 01:18:19 Permission To Build Now The AI Super App Wars (Full Breakdown) Part 1: The State of the Race -Q1 Shipping Frenzy -Opus 4.5 Inflection Point -Anthropic vs OpenAI UX War -Codex vs Claude Cowork -Why Anthropic Went Too Broad Part 2: Cursor, OpenClaw & the Agentic PC -SpaceX/XAI Acquisition Deal -Open Claw Workflows -Orchestrator & Subagents -Memory Layer & Super Memory -Computer Use Gets Fast Part 3: Who Wins the Super App -Reactive vs Proactive Tools -Employee-Like Agency -Keep Agents Narrow -The Problem with Google -Manus, Cursor & First Mover Advantage Part 4: Skills, Prompting & Knowledge Work -Why Your Words Matter More Than You Think -Giving Unnecessary Context -Integrations Beat Prompts -Agent Commerce Part 5: Bold Predictions & Permission to Build -Knowledge Work Disruption -Agents as Customers -The Future of Content Creation -Why Now is the Best Time to Start MY SOCIALS X/Twitter: https://x.com/rileybrown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realrileybrown/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riley-brown-7441b1101/ RAS MIC SOCIALS X/Twitter: https://x.com/Rasmic YT: https://www.youtube.com/@rasmic More about me: rileybrown.xyz Sponsorships: https://rileybrown.xyz/sponsorships
