How is AI different than other technology waves?

Is AI just better software? Or something completely different that requires a new paradigm to understand? Acquired sat down with Sierra's Co-Founders, Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, to tackle that question.

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Is AI Retail's New Front Door?

Steve Dennis sits down with Bret Taylor, Chairman of OpenAI and CEO and co-founder of Sierra. Taylor outlines how AI agents are emerging as the new “digital front door” for retail, unifying customer interactions into a single intelligent interface.

March 31, 2026

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The Future of Enterprise AI

Harry Stebbings sits down with Clay Bavor, co-founder of Sierra, to discuss open models vs frontier models; the $100,000 token budget every engineer will need; and why forward-deployed engineers are the future of enterprise AI.

July 9, 2026

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Sierra CEO & OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor Live at Money2020: AI Bubbles, Software’s Future, & Why Sierra Wins

Ryan Zauk sits down with Bret Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of Sierra and Chairman of the Board at OpenAI.

November 13, 2025

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