Software is changing again - this time for AI Agents.
The Agent Platform Shift
I’ve covered the tech industry for decades, and over that time, I have witnessed all the big platform shifts - from mainframe to PC, from PC to the internet and from the internet to mobile. Each time, a moment came when the existing software and infrastructure became too constraining, forcing everything to be rebuilt to accommodate the new paradigm. We are at this juncture once again, but this time it is being pushed by AI agents.
While the leading companies have been busy over the past few years programming agents to use software in the manner of a typical person (clicking buttons, filling out forms), the top players have decided to build the software for agents. This is more significant than most understand.
Building for Agents, Not Humans
