The question: what area of tech do you think has the best promise in 2025?
My Response: the creation and development of AI agents will win markets and territories in 2025. Yes, companies are going to go big on AI agents to drive productivity, reduce cost and accelerate competitiveness.
AI agents are higher machines, above AI workflows and simple automation machines. For years, we have seen automations (i.e. the use of technology to perform tasks with minimal human intervention, with the aim to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce human error) from the lens of boolean logic which is largely deterministic since things are predefined at the execution phases.
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In 2024, simple automation machines evolved through the power of AI (artificial intelligence) to fuzzy logic like systems where deterministic cases have elements of flexibility. In other works, with AI workflows, you have the ability to execute deterministic assignments with more flexibility compared to what decades-old automation machines offered.
Now, we’re entering the fledgling age of AI agents. AI agents execute non-deterministic assignments in autonomous fashion, bringing elements of adaptability, with reasoning that approaches how humans work. Here, the key is autonomy as AI agents can make decisions and take actions without human intervention. By interacting with their environment, collecting data, AI agents can achieve predefined goals in ways superior to what AI workflows and automation systems have provided.
Good People, AI agents will anchor new careers in tech and AI-anchored innovations in workplaces in 2025. Of course, before you see AI agents in action, many areas and components are involved, including mathematics, electronics, computer science and the subject domain experts. In other words, there is something for everyone!
Building and scaling AI agents across industries (medical claim, billing, supply chain, finance, etc) will anchor opportunities of the year 2025. Both techies and non-techies will find promises in the space. Yes, you do not need to be a techie to be part of this game, you just have to be a zen-master who understands the nuances of your tasks so that you can provide a “roadmap” for the techies to build and organize intelligent systems for the desired outcome!
Get into the AI agent world at any level you can.
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Alongside AI Coach, AI Enthusiast, AI Evangelist, AI Trainer, AI Expert, etc. You know how it is. You end up having more of motivators and instructors than those who can get the job done. Wait for the titles to start proliferating.