AI agents are widely demonstrated, but their commercialization still seems to be not fully mature.

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Summary

The article discusses how AI agents are being widely demonstrated for tasks like browsing, coding, and automating workflows, but their commercialization remains immature, with unclear answers about who pays and how.

There are numerous demonstration cases in the field of AI agents. Agents can browse, summarize, code, book, search, compare, and automate small workflows. However, the monetization layer still appears far from mature. Are users paying? Are merchants paying? Does the platform charge fees? Do agents earn income through subscription, usage, recommendation, transactions, or a combination of these methods? Outstanding demonstrations can prove capabilities, but they cannot automatically prove that you have a business model. To make AI agents a sustainable product, they may need clearer answers regarding buyer intent, conversion events, attribution, and who truly benefits to the extent of being willing to pay. The technical question is "Can the agents do it?" The business question is "Who pays when it happens?"
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