Coffee With Developers • Jun 24, 2026

Web Scraping, AI Agents, and the Future of Open Source - Kevin Lewis (Apify)

Kevin Lewis argues the AI free lunch is over. Discover how equipping agents with deterministic web scrapers and crypto wallets ensures secure workflows that fund open-source maintainers.

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Autonomous AI agents and the need for digital payments

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