$315B Founder on What AI Means for Real Estate Agents

Joe Lonsdale is the co-founder of Palantir (the #1 top-performing stock in the S&P 500) and General Partner at 8VC, where he’s helped shape some of the most influential AI and infrastructure companies of the last two decades. Andrew Flachner is CEO of RealScout, one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in real estate, serving real estate agents, teams, and brokerages..

In this episode of Playmakers, we explore what the rise of AI means for real estate agents, the future of knowledge work, and how autonomous systems—from flying taxis to AI-driven construction—could reshape housing itself.

We also dig into:
– What AI will automate vs. amplify in real estate
– Why the “S-curve” matters more than exponential AI hype
– What agents should be doing right now to pull ahead

This is a rare look inside the mind of someone shaping how AI, work, and power structures will evolve over the next decade.

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00:00 Intro
2:24 The New Economic Era of AI
3:20 Flying Taxis, Autonomous Construction, Tunnels
6:08 AI Era vs. Industrial Revolution
7:30 When will AI reshape the services labor market?
9:20 Will AI progress be exponential or in S-curves?
11:08 Man-Machine Symbiosis
14:33 Will AI replace real estate agents?: Man-Machine Symbiosis
15:52 How to prepare for the AI wave
17:49 Which industries are adopting AI best?
18:56 Joe’s opinion on the demand for jobs
20:04 The terrifying risks of AI
22:03 Joe’s hot takes
25:27 Final thoughts
26:11 Outro