The Next Industrial Revolution Is AI

​AI isn’t just another software wave. It’s the beginning of a new industrial era that will reshape how intelligence, infrastructure, and national capability are built.

​In this conversation, webAI Chief Intelligence Officer PJ Maykish joins Oxcart Ventures founder Larry Covert to explore where the next generation of technology is actually heading—from distributed intelligence systems to the return of ambitious, builder-driven innovation.

​Together they examine how AI is moving beyond cloud software into the physical world, why the most important breakthroughs may come from infrastructure rather than models, and what it will take for the next wave of builders to define the future of technology.

​PJ Maykish — Chief Intelligence Officer, webAI

​Dr. Paul J. “PJ” Maykish is Chief Intelligence Officer at webAI and leads the webAI Intelligence Lab, focused on building sovereign, deployable intelligence systems for enterprise and public-sector environments. A 24-year military veteran, he previously served as Director for Technology Competition at the National Security Council and led classified research for the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

​Larry Covert — Founder, Oxcart Ventures

​Larry Covert is founder of Oxcart Ventures, an Austin-based investment firm focused on critical technology and ambitious builders shaping the next industrial era. Previously part of Gigafund, he invests in founders working on transformative technologies with long-term impact.