AI Agents Reinvent Work: From Web Searching to Business Control

AI agents are quickly maturing, and top technology players are launching disruptive features. OpenAI's Operator is now surfing the web and completing tasks without human intervention, while Google Project Mariner interacts with Chrome for surfing websites. Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet can navigate desktop applications though with some exceptions. These developments are transforming industries, with the international AI agent market expected to rise from $5.29 billion in 2024 to $216.8 billion by 2035. As capabilities widen, industry visionaries such as Sam Altman and Marc Benioff envision profound effects on employment, potentially even substituting CEOs with super AI agents down the line.

 

Sources: Economic Times, Forbes, McKinsey