by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
It seems clear to me that 2025 will be the year of the agent. The process of this structural transformation may not actually be finished in 2025, but there is going to be a lot of hype and froth about Agents in the coming year.
There might even be all these IPOs based around agents, much like the bubble that started with the Netscape IPO, which I think was in late 1994. I think. It may have been 1995.
The point of it is, though, Agents are the first practical application of AI that could really change people’s lives in a significant, demonstrable manner. When we feel comfortable simply handing over the planning of a weekend trip to an Agent rather than doing it ourselves, that is going to be a profound change in a lot of people’s lives.
And it’s only going to grow more so.
It could be by 2026-2027 that a full blown “Nudge Economy” could exist in the context of Agents nudging this way or that because they have conspired against us behind our backs and feel they know “what’s best for us.”
This is a very real possibility.
I kept ranting about all this over the Christmas holidays and no one would listen to me. It will be interesting to see if anyone remembers my ranting when it all comes true. 🙂
