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Episode 558: Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act

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Show Notes

Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors.

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