# What Is Agentic AI and Why It's Selling Out Mac Minis Right Now

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Podcast: [AGI - Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/agi-advance-grow-innovate-with-ai-7324503)
Published: 2026-03-09T02:24:37+00:00
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## Resource

Agentic AI just caused a Mac Mini shortage in New York City — and most people working at the Apple Store didn't even know why. This week, Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer break down what agentic AI actually is, what OpenClaw set off, and how non-technical professionals can start building real AI skills before this moves even faster. Key topics covered: OpenClaw and agentic AI: what it does, why Mac Minis sold out, and the real risks of giving AI access to your computer Anthropic vs. the Department of Defense: what Dario Amodei objected to, and why signing the DoD contract was the decision that mattered 3 stages of AI literacy for non-coders: play and explore, build a co-worker, deploy agents AI model cost comparison: when Amazon Nova at fractions of a cent beats GPT-4o at $30 per 750K words Claude Skills and Projects: how Jason auto-generates show notes in under five minutes using a markdown file Whisper Flow: dictation that thinks, formats, and cleans up your words as you talk Lafayette, Indiana as a real-world test case for AI adoption outside the tech industry If you've been waiting for the right moment to start, this episode is the on-ramp. Work with Jason → jason@mycitizen.ai Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 All AGI Podcast shows → https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcast Follow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIO Tools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Whspr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

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