FULL INTERVIEW: Doug O’Laughlin Thinks Microsoft is OUT of the AI Race

This is our full interview with Doug O'Laughlin, recorded live on TBPN.

We discuss why Claude Code feels like a true inflection point, how agent swarms and orchestration could replace large parts of today’s SaaS stack, hyperscaler capex, Nvidia supply constraints, and why knowledge work is about to change faster than most people expect.

TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to podcast platforms immediately after.

Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.