Agentic AI's Early Stage Compared to the Rise of the 1990s Internet
In this excerpt, the emergence of agentic AI is compared to the 1990s internet boom, characterized by rapid innovation and opportunity accompanied by significant risk.
The excerpt analogizes the current stage of agentic AI to the 1990s internet, which opened new possibilities alongside considerable risks.
To understand where agentic AI stands today, consider the last seismic shift in technology: the rise of the internet in the 90s. It was new and full of possibilities. You could build a website over a weekend and share it with the world, or chat with someone half way around the world in online chat rooms without long-distance telephone fees. It brought endless opportunity, but also a lot of risk.