AI Agents Podcast Why AI Hype Is Always Wrong (And What Actually Happens) | EP 137
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Apr 29, 2026 
Rade Kovacevic, CEO and founder of Polar Grid building real-time AI infrastructure at the edge. He explains why network latency is the hidden bottleneck for voice and video agents. He covers how centralized GPUs hurt interactivity, why sub-300ms matters for voice UX, and where real-time AI will push next from voice to video and gaming.
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Founder Journey From Teenage Web Developer To $20B Exit
- Rade started his first company at 12 building websites and later helped scale a company to a $20B NYSE valuation in under five years.
- He uses this long founder history to frame why he chases big market shifts like AI.
Customer Support And Recruiting Will Drive Edge Adoption
- Early high-value markets for low-latency voice agents are customer support and recruiting where dropped trust or lost candidates have clear ROI costs.
- Rade stresses businesses will fix latency when user LTV and competition make conversation quality critical.
Voice Agents Will Unlock Video Avatars And Smarter Game Bots
- Real-time voice leads to video avatars and then game NPCs that are indistinguishable from humans, unlocking new business and entertainment models.
- Rade predicts a progression: voice → video agents → gaming bots as latency and models improve.