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Erik Siu and Andrew Warner break down GrokBot and how its always-on AI agents can automate work, collaborate, and control computers.

Erik Siu, founder of Single Grain, joins Andrew Warner to explore GrokBot’s agent teams, cloud computers, routines, triggers, plugins, reusable skills, and agent-to-agent collaboration. They compare it with Codex, Hermes, and OpenClaw, while looking at where GrokBot makes AI more accessible—and where its current limitations around team collaboration, triggers, customization, and cost still matter.

Timestamps:
00:00 - GrokBot: Always-on AI agent teams
01:23 - Creating a morning routine
03:52 - Why GrokBot is easier and more reliable
05:24 - Moving routines from Codex to GrokBot
05:56 - Agents that improve their own skills
06:43 - Computer use and virtual machines
08:01 - GrokBot vs. Codex
09:02 - Teaching GrokBot a task
10:15 - Making AI more accessible
11:12 - Controlling your local computer
12:01 - Zapier MCP: Connecting agents to your tools
13:09 - GrokBot plugins and skills
15:56 - Agents collaborating with each other
18:08 - Building and deploying an app
19:48 - GrokBot triggers and Slack
22:06 - Current limitations
24:16 - GrokBot vs. Hermes and OpenClaw
25:55 - Erik Siu’s AI agent stack
26:44 - Where GrokBot fits today
27:27 - The future of AI agents
28:08 - Using GrokBot with AI skills

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