What Are AI Agents—And Who Profits From Them?
The New Business of AI (and How It's Different From Traditional Software) | Andreessen Horowitz
Martin Casadoa16z.comIf your AI still needs a prompt, you’re already behind.The real AI revolution isn’t Assistants.It’s Agents.Assistants help you work faster.Agents replace the work entirely.That single leap changes everything.It’s the difference between better software and a new category.And most people are building for the wrong era.They’re adding AI to their exist... See more
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Think of agents as AI employees rather than contractors: they maintain context, have specific roles, and can use tools to accomplish tasks.
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With Generative AI’s budding reasoning capabilities, a new class of agentic applications is starting to emerge.
What shape do these application layer companies take? Interestingly, these companies look different than their cloud predecessors:
What shape do these application layer companies take? Interestingly, these companies look different than their cloud predecessors:
- Cloud companies targeted the software profit pool. AI companies target the services profit pool.
- Cloud compa