This is not a sci-fi prediction—it's a logical read on where the trends are heading. The AI industry is undergoing a foundational paradigm shift: moving from direct human-to-LLM interaction (primarily prompt-and-response) to a world where AI Agents serve as the intelligent middleware layer between users and everything else. In reality, it represents the most profound transformation in how humans interact with technology in our history. In the near future, the majority of applications will no longer primarily depend on direct graphical interfaces or manual human operations. Instead, they will be orchestrated, invoked, and executed by AI Agents. Users will simply delegate their goals and intentions to these Agents, which will autonomously plan, call tools, interface with backend services, and collaborate with other Agents to complete complex workflows. In other words, an ever-growing share of functionality and demand will be generated by AI Agents acting as intelligent intermediaries—not by humans themselves. These vast volumes of Agent-driven needs will become the dominant source of wealth creation in human society. This shift is not a zero-sum game. Agents don't just reshape how we use existing applications; they unlock entirely new value streams that were previously impossible to scale. They open the door to a true Agent-to-Agent collaboration economy—ultimately expanding the total economic pie for humanity.

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