I recently listened to the podcast episode of "Silicon Valley 101" that deeply analyzed Clawdbot, titled "Why Will It Become the First Phenomenal Product of 2026?", and was deeply inspired. This episode not only dissected the underlying technology but also outlined the blueprint for the evolution of AI agents from tools to digital life forms. Based on the podcast's discussion of Clawdbot's (now @openclaw) heartbeat mechanism, long-term memory, and high-privilege operations, I've come up with some fundamental insights into the future explosion of AI agents: 1️⃣ Business Paradigm: From "Buying Tickets" to "Buying Results" In the past, the core of SaaS was renting the right to use software (subscription per person), but in the agent era, this logic has changed. Since agents can click, browse, and make decisions like humans, "pay per action" will become the mainstream. We no longer pay for the "process," but only for the "result/effect." 2️⃣ Development Paradigm: Cognition is Execution When structured Markdown becomes the "source code" of the agent, natural language achieves a dimensionality reduction attack on code. This means that the moat of industry know-how is being infinitely raised, while pure code execution is depreciating. "One-man companies" commanding an entire army of agents are beginning to emerge. 3️⃣ Service Target: The Internet is "Dehumanizing" This is the most profound change: the internet's service target is shifting from "people" to "agents." Future UIs may no longer be designed for human comfort, but for efficient agent reading. In this context, the "physical isolation" mentioned in the podcast will become the last line of defense for privacy, and the Mac mini is highly likely to become a "digital safe" in the agent era. I believe the explosive popularity of Openclaw foreshadows a completely new power structure: humans are responsible for providing the scarcest creative ideas and decisions, while agents, protected by physical hardware, automatically complete the production loop behind the scenes. I highly recommend listening to this episode of "Silicon Valley 101," as it's very helpful for understanding the future direction of AI. 👇Click the link to listen: sv101.fireside.fm/237