2024

AI Agents Emerge

Autonomous AI agents — systems that can plan multi-step tasks, use tools, browse the web, and execute code — move from research demos to production. Software engineers start delegating entire features to AI assistants. Customer service bots handle complex cases end-to-end. The shift is subtle but seismic: AI goes from "tool you use" to "colleague that acts." Questions of accountability, oversight, and control become urgent when the AI isn't just suggesting — it's doing.