Autonomous Agents and Profitability to Drive the AI Agenda in 2025, Executives Predict
Executives forecast that autonomous agents, capable of independently managing tasks, will lead the AI agenda in 2025 with a strong focus on profitability; OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar also noted potential near-term advancements towards AGI.
Published on April 14, 2025
Business executives and researchers have forecast that 2025 will see significant progress in autonomous agents capable of handling tasks such as making purchases and scheduling meetings. Enabled by recent advancements in step-by-step reasoning and generative AI, these agents are expected to transform the efficiency of both business and everyday operations, as highlighted by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar in December 2024.
Industry events, including discussions at the 2025 Davos meeting sponsored by Cisco, have underscored the dual focus on profitability and the potential near-term realization of artificial general intelligence (AGI). While investors and companies like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple pursue these opportunities, there remain challenges in establishing clear business models and managing the complexities of multi-agent systems.