AI agents are beginning to transform how we shop, how brands sell, and how the entire stack of online commerce operates. Whether it is Perplexity shopping or OpenAI’s partnership with Shopify that will let you check out straight from ChatGPT,…
Bots already account for nearly half of global web traffic. With the rise of large language model (LLM) agents, that number could reach 90% or more in the near future. But as the Economist puts it, the rise of the…
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that AI will write most of Meta’s code in 12 to 18 moths. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella said that AI is already writing 20%-30% of Microsoft’s code… but it’s not just coding that is getting automated. According…
Until recently, the thought of scaling a company to $100 million in revenue meant building a BIG company with lots of employees. Rows of engineers, endless layers of middle managers, a large sales department and org charts that resembled a…
In October 2024, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion, valuing the company at $157 billion. Fast forward six months, and OpenAI is in talks of raising $40 billion, at a valuation of $340 billion. This week, Anthropic announced a $3.5 billion round,…
You’ve probably heard CEOs talking about how AI is reshaping the workforce—sometimes in ways that sound straight out of a sci-fi script. Goldman Sachs’ CEO recently suggested that AI could take over writing IPO prospectuses. At Meta, executives have hinted…
Last night, I had the privilege of listening to Reid Hoffman, one of the most influential figures in technology and entrepreneurship, deliver a fascinating lecture about his upcoming book, SuperAgency (due to launch in January 2025). Held in a beautiful…
Remember when AI was just about chatbots and image generation? Those days are behind us. We’re entering the era of agentic AI – where AI systems don’t just respond, they take initiative. And for the services industry, this is a…
Remember when talking to machines felt like science fiction? Those of you old enough to remember the ‘Google Duplex’ demo (which turned out to be fake) might recall the feeling of astonishment that tech can sound that natural. Well, that…
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