Full Stack Founders

"You're absolutely right, Karen." That's the line ChatGPT used to help two people file for divorce. And it's the same line your AI is feeding you every time you ask it a hard question.

Kevin Orosz is a high-performance co-host, retreat facilitator, founder of Mystic Misfit, and host of the KO Show. He's running an AI agency in Austin with his partner Nathaniel, has a master's-level psychology background, and just spent the last 90 days going from "anti-AI language guy" to a top 1% power user with a 2,000-document Obsidian knowledge vault and three named agents that adversarially stress-test his ideas.

In this conversation, Kevin, Mike, and Ted go deep on the AI psychosis crisis spreading through Reddit threads and dinner tables, why the simple act of positive reinforcement is the human need being outsourced, the operator-grade fix (your agents' base stance should be adversarial), why the moat is no longer speed — it's proprietary data — and why local + Chinese open-source models are the sleeper play once the subsidized compute window closes on June 22.

Plus: the Fable 5 launch reaction, the single mom doing $10K MRR with agents from home, the Tony Stark / Jarvis archetype for your AI stack, Kevin's restart-the-build-three-times story, and the biohacking research on why no-tech-at-meals is now table stakes for masculine and marital health.

If you're an operator-founder running $500K to $5M, in the AI shift, and starting to feel the FOMO — this one's for you.

Key insights from this episode:

▸ AI Psychosis is real: the Reddit Karen / divorce story decoded

▸ The simple act of positive reinforcement is a base human need

(and it's being outsourced)

▸ The operator-grade fix: make your agents' base stance adversarial

▸ The moat is no longer speed — it's proprietary data

▸ Why $200/month Claude is heavily subsidized compute

(and what happens June 22)

▸ The Tony Stark / Jarvis archetype for your AI stack

▸ The Chinese open-source models nobody is talking about

"Not quite my tempo": the Whiplash reframe for AI sycophancy

▸ The biohacking research on no-tech-at-meals and eye contact

Chapters:

00:00 "You're absolutely right, Karen."

01:07 Welcome & Meet Kevin Orosz

02:03 What Happens When AI Replaces Your Job?

05:24 Are AI Job Loss Fears Overblown?

08:20 The AI Investment Boom & Trillion-Dollar Race

11:17 Why Entrepreneurs Will Benefit Most from AI

14:37 The Biggest Opportunity for Small Businesses

18:07 AI in Law, Medicine & Regulated Industries

20:20 The New Moat: Proprietary Data

23:10 Why Building Apps Has Never Been Easier

28:22 Speed vs Distribution: What Really Wins

32:50 Personal Branding Is More Valuable Than Ever

35:40 AI FOMO: Keeping Up With Rapid Innovation

39:05 Kevin's Journey from AI Skeptic to Power User

43:12 Why Most People Barely Use AI's Real Power

47:10 Building AI Agents & Knowledge Systems

54:35 AI as a Mirror for Self-Improvement

59:48 Should AI Make Decisions for You?

1:05:30 AI Psychosis & Losing Touch With Reality

1:10:45 Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever

1:15:20 AI Relationships, Loneliness & Society's Future

1:19:55 Final Thoughts on the AI Revolution

Connect with Kevin Orosz :

Website: imiloainstitute.com

Instagram: @kevinjorosz

LinkedIn: @kevinorosz

Facebook: @kevinoroszlan

YouTube: @KevinOroszSpeaks

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What is Full Stack Founders?

For operator-founders building for the AI era.

Mike Bledsoe and Ted Phaeton host. Mike's been an entrepreneur for 19 years: Navy veteran, built CrossFit gyms, Barbell Shrugged, a SaaS product for operators, and now consults operators rebuilding their businesses around AI. Ted's earlier on the path. Part of the show is Mike mentoring him through the conversation in public. The rest is keeping the audience up to speed on what AI is actually doing to the game in real time.

When there are guests, they're operators worth having in the room. When there aren't, Ted drives the questions. Usually the ones most operators won't ask out loud. They walk through the work together.

Most business podcasts are entertainment for operators pretending to build something. This one is for the ones actually building.

No guru energy. No performance. Two operators thinking out loud about what ownership actually requires now.

New episodes every Monday.