Eric Schmidt Declares the Agentic Era: Agents Will Compete
PrajwalTomar_ · x · 2026-08-12
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt stated that AI has entered the "agentic period," where everyone will build agents that will ultimately compete with each other.
Sharing this trend, the author detailed their automated workflow using Claude Code. The agent autonomously wakes up early, scans X and Reddit for overnight AI news, filters out the noise, and delivers a briefing to their phone. The author emphasizes that knowing how to run agents is the key differentiator between being replaced and being the person who replaces others, and shared a step-by-step setup guide.
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