My AI agent will be in touch" — Could this be our near future?

"My AI agent will be in touch" — Could this be our near future?

I've talked before about AI agents being the next major frontier in GenAI, notably with the Amazon aqui-hire of Adept, an AI startup. But why is this topic so critical?

Right now, large language models (LLMs) are like "brains in a jar" from classic sci-fi movie. They can think, they can communicate - but they can't do anything for you. They're all talk, no action.

But what if we give that brain arms and legs? This is the promise of AI agents- machines that don't just answer questions, but take real action. We're not talking about robots yet (although GenAI is also giving robotics another boost), but how about an AI agent that works as your customer service representative, or an AI agent that books your next vacation, including resort, plane tickets, and some fun activities around it.

If you're as fascinated by this as I am, I highly recommend this podcast: Invest Like The Best - Bret Taylor. Bret, an industry legend and co-founder of Sierra, dives deep into how this market will unfold.

This future isn't distant. Just last night, for fun, I asked Claude 3.5 to code a working version of the classic Pong video game in Python. In a minute, I had a fully functional game running on my Mac. AI is already doing these things (and all the best coders are using it).

And here's a fun thought: Bret and his co-founder even have a bet on when AI agents will start interacting more with other AI agents than with humans. The tipping point could be sooner than we think.

What do you think—will AI agents become part of our daily lives faster than we expect?