Posts tagged "Agentic Ai"

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It's not a Search Problem, it's a Distribution Problem

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AI search consolidates power across three layers: intent capture, routing, and monetization. The market structure implications are explained.

Yesterday, I discussed how Atlas builds OpenAI's interface-to-platform flywheel through continuity of context. Today, it's an extension: the market structure implications of a company controlling all three layers of distribution. The conversation about AI search misses the real shift. This isn't about which tool delivers better results. It's about who controls the starting point for online activity and whether that control consolidates or fragments. Google has held that position for two decades. Chrome captures 65%...
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From Interface to Platform: What OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Might Really Signal

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OpenAI’s Atlas browser isn’t a surprise, but it might be a signal. This post explores how Atlas fits into OpenAI’s evolving ecosystem and why the interface-to-platform shift matters.

Everyone saw this one coming: Open AI's Atlas browser. Rumors of an OpenAI browser had been circulating for months, alongside steady hints in partnerships, SDK updates, and app integrations. When Atlas finally arrived, it didn’t feel like a shock. The surprise isn’t that OpenAI built a browser. It’s why they built one, and what that might unlock. Because Atlas isn’t just another entry in the growing list of “AI browsers.” It’s the latest move in...
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Claude Skills Might Be Anthropic’s Most Exciting Update Yet

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Claude Skills let users package reusable workflows that make Claude adaptable and modular: a practical leap in how AI assistants work.

I just tested Claude Skills, and it’s awesome. Anthropic is on a roll here with disruptive innovation. If you haven’t tried it yet, here’s a quick rundown of why it matters, and why it could reshape how we work with AI assistants. What Claude Skills are Skills are like snap-on capabilities for Claude. Instead of rewriting prompts or uploading instructions every time, you can package reusable logic, scripts, and guidelines into a small folder. Claude...
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AI Agents Grow Work Instead of Replacing It

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AI agents don’t replace jobs—they expand what teams can achieve. Learn how product leaders can turn automation gains into growth opportunities.

When a new technology shows up, most people ask, “Whose job will this replace?” A better question is, “What new work will this create?” In a recent interview with Every, Box CEO Aaron Levie shared a useful way to think about AI. He said AI agents don’t shrink human work. They expand it. By taking care of repetitive coordination, AI gives teams more room for creative thinking and faster experimentation. This idea matters for any...
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Planning Better with Claude Sonnet 4.5

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 introduces usage tracking and thinking mode enhancements that streamline AI planning and session management.

I’ve been using Claude Sonnet 4.5 (in Claude Code) for a couple of weeks, and two small updates changed how I plan my sessions. The first is usage tracking. There’s now a simple command (/usage) that shows how much I’ve used Claude Code—both per session and across the week. It sounds minor, but it’s a big deal if you use Claude as a daily coding or research companion. Before this, I had no sense of...
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Thinking Through Agentic Loops

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Exploring how agentic loops extend feedback loops by adding autonomy, iteration, and goal-directed action in systems and AI.

I’ve long been fond of feedback loops. Systems thinking taught me to look for them everywhere: how a fitness tracker nudges you to walk more, how customer signals shape a product roadmap, how our habits form through repeated cues and responses. Feedback loops are elegant in their simplicity: an action produces an effect, which feeds back to influence the next action. Recently, I came across the phrase agentic loops. At first, it sounded like another...
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AI Platforms as the New Distribution Layer

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OpenAI’s Instant Checkout turns ChatGPT into a commerce channel. Here’s what product managers need to know about AI-native distribution.

Seven hundred million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s not just a user base, that’s a distribution channel that makes traditional retail look small. With its new Instant Checkout feature, OpenAI isn’t just adding payments. It’s signaling that AI platforms are on their way to becoming full-blown storefronts. For product strategists, this marks a shift as significant as the arrival of the App Store. Distribution itself is being rebuilt inside AI platforms. From Infrastructure to...
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From Product-Led to Product-Agentic Growth in B2B

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Product-Agentic Growth reframes how B2B software must evolve: AI agents doing work for users, reshaping PLG with autonomous workflows, predictive expansion, and real ROI.

Picture this: A procurement manager signs up for your B2B marketplace. Within 30 minutes, your product has analyzed their company's spending patterns, identified $2M in potential savings, and pre-vetted 15 suppliers that match their compliance requirements. It drafted three RFPs based on their historical templates and scheduled demos with the right stakeholders. The procurement manager didn't do any of this. The product did. This isn't just good onboarding. It's not even personalization in the traditional...
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APIs are the Strategic Foundation for Agentic AI and Beyond

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APIs are not small. They are the backbone of digital growth and the foundation of agentic AI and MCP orchestration.

(Expanding on my earlier quick-thought piece on APIs) APIs Hidden in Plain Sight APIs are often dismissed as “technical plumbing,” invisible to most business leaders. Yet they quietly power nearly every digital interaction, from mobile payments to streaming recommendations. Some of the most valuable companies in the world—Amazon, Stripe, Twilio—built their fortunes by turning APIs into products. Now, APIs are entering an even more strategic chapter. They are becoming the backbone of agentic AI and...
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Agentic Browsers Meet Their Hardest Test: Security

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Agentic browsers face significant security risks, such as prompt injection, but early defenses demonstrate why security will be the true differentiator.

Claude for Chrome (now in pilot), Perplexity’s Comet, and Dia are all pushing the idea of a browser that doesn’t just display pages but acts within them. But as soon as you let an AI click, type, and execute, the hardest problem comes into view: security. The quiet threat of prompt injection Anthropic deserves credit for going deep on vulnerabilities in its Claude for Chrome pilot. “Some vulnerabilities remain to be fixed before we can...
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Agentic AI Needs APIs to Act

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Agentic AI can reason, but it needs APIs to act. APIs are the execution layer that makes AI autonomy real.

APIs are often seen as back-office plumbing, but in the emerging world of agentic AI, they are the execution layer that makes autonomy possible. Without APIs, AI remains stranded in theory—able to reason, but unable to act. From Copilots to Agents The last wave of AI adoption has been copilots—tools that help users write emails, summarize documents, or draft code. These copilots assist, but they don’t take initiative. Agentic AI is different. Agents can plan,...
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