Agents are the future AI companies promise — and desperately need

Agents are the future AI companies promise — and desperately need

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they’ve got a name for their solution: agents. AI agents are autonomous programs that perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with environments…