AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
- Written by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Affiliated Faculty Member, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
AI agents have emerged from the lab, bringing promise and peril.tadamichi/iStock via Getty ImagesIn artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents – AI systems that can use other software...
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