Eno Reyes

Co-Founder & CTO, Factory

Search every verified Eno Reyes interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Eno Reyes, co-founder and CTO of Factory, appeared on a podcast in August 2026 to discuss the AI industry and the future of software development. He argued that calling open-source models "Chinese models" is a tactic by frontier labs to "otherize" them, and he suggested that within three years, 99% of workflows will run on open models. Reyes also predicted that the total addressable market for frontier model companies is "overweighted," questioning how model labs can defend their margins given the availability of alternatives. Reyes further stated that 80 to 90% of "Neolabs" could cease to exist as independent businesses within 18 months, though he noted that such outcomes might still be "incredible" for the companies involved. He emphasized that the viability of these businesses depends on whether they are attached to durable workflows. Additionally, Reyes described a future where custom software is generated on the fly for nearly any information-based problem, predicting that within three to five years, even small operators like a boat service in a vacation town will have bespoke interfaces superior to typical enterprise software.