Was 2025 Really the Year of AI Agents?
IEEE Spectrum AI
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Generative AI
AI Business
On 5 January 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for 2025 in a post on his personal blog. In it, Altman proclaimed that “in 2025, we may see the first AI agents ‘join the workforce’ and materially change the output of companies.” His remarks set the tenor for the AI industry through 2025. But did AI agents actually join the workforce in 2025? The answer is yes, absolutely - or no, not at all. It depends on who you ask. Michael Hannecke, a sovereign AI and security consultant at Bluetuple.ai, says that “everyone” is looking into how to use AI agents.