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I think AI agents are going to go through 9 stages before every
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I think AI agents are going to go through 9 stages before every business accepts them. Right now we’re at stage 1, where big companies like Amazon, Delta etc are blocking them. Here are the next 8 stages and the startup ideas I’d build. https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/211300…
GREG ISENBERG@gregisenbergOct 18
Delta, Chase and Amazon are blocking AI agents. The war on agents has begun, and here’s how it probably plays out: Stage 1: Companies block agents because agents skip the ads and upsells. Stage 2: Agents learn to act like humans, and it becomes an arms race. Stage 3: The market splits. Companies that make money on sales let agents in, companies that make money on data charge for access, and the giants build their own agents. Stage 4: A trusted middle layer for agent identity and payments becomes the standard way in. Stage 5: Companies that welcome agents start winning customers from the ones that block them. Stage 6: The agent blockers come back and let agents in on their own terms. Stage 7: Everyone starts competing for agents with better prices, faster checkout and SEO built for agents. Stage 8: The ads come back, and companies pay to be your agent’s first recommendation. Stage 9: The agent war ends, and selling to agents becomes as normal as having a website.
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