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Matthew Renze: AI Changes - Episode 409

July 6, 2026 · 33 min

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https://clearmeasure.com/developers/forums/ Matthew Renze is an AI researcher, consultant, and author, and the founder of Renze Consulting, where he has trained over 500,000 software developers and IT professionals worldwide. He has delivered over 200 keynotes, presentations, and workshops on every continent — including Antarctica — for clients ranging from tech startups to Fortune 500 companies. A nine-time Microsoft MVP in AI, Matthew is also the president of the Renze AI Research Institute, where he studies how self-reflecting large language model agents improve problem-solving performance, trustworthiness, and value alignment. Most recently he was accepted into the Doctor of Engineering program at Johns Hopkins University, and he featured as an interview subject in the 2026 documentary "AI Everywhere." Website: https://matthewrenze.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrenze/ Twitter/X: @matthewrenze GitHub: https://github.com/matthewrenze (via profile links) Our OpenClaw agent ("Bob") - Bob's website: https://bobrenze.com/ - Bob's blog: https://blog.bobrenze.com/ - Bob's book: https://a.co/d/014kieQI - Agent ranking site: https://agentfolio.io/ Stage 1 - Communicating in steps with an AI assistant - ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com/ - Claude Chat - https://claude.ai/ Stage 2 - Collaborating on tasks with an AI agent - GitHub Copilot - https://github.com/features/copilot - Claude Code - https://claude.com/product/claude-code - OpenAI Codex - https://openai.com/codex/ Stage 3 - Supervising processes with an agentic workflow - LangChain / LangGraph - https://www.langchain.com/langgraph - Microsoft Agent Workflows - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/workflows/ Stage 4 - Managing a project with an autonomous agent - OpenClaw: https://openclaw.ai/ - Hermes: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/ Stage 5 - Leading a mission with an autonomous agency - PaperClip AI: https://paperclip.ing/ Fireworks AI: https://fireworks.ai/ ---------------------------------- Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast: Episode 44 — Matthew Renze on Data Science for Developers https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/matthew-renze-on-data-science-for-developers-episode-44 Episode 220 — Matthew Renze: Developing Your AI Strategy https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/matthew-renze-developing-your-ai-strategy-episode-220 Episode 249 — Matthew Renze: AI Ethics https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/ai-ethics-with-matthew-renze-episode-249 --------------------------------------- Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

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