DBS, Visa, and the Rise of Agentic Commerce: What Developers Need to Know
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Generative AI
Hey there! If you've been keeping up with the AI space lately, you know we're in the middle of something genuinely historic. What used to be science fiction is becoming production code - and it's happening fast. The Big Shift: Agents Over Assistants For years, we've been building chatbots. Helpful little assistants that answer questions. But something changed in 2026, and honestly, it happened so quietly that most people missed it. A chatbot waits for you to ask. An agent sees an objective and acts on it. Autonomously. That's the difference. And the market just woke up to it.