After Automation: Boring Infrastructure Will Win
danshipper · x · 2026-08-24
Tina He argues in an article on Every that AI agents will reshape software competition. Agents are rational and will switch vendors based on value, so software needs headless architecture for machine-to-machine communication. Sectors like regulatory approval, banking, and compliance will thrive. Future competition will center on systems for task routing, data access, workflow orchestration, and rule enforcement, which act like toll roads and provide strategic advantage.
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