By Geoffrey Seiler
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 18:35:00
UiPath could define the market for AI agents.
The next chapter of the artificial intelligence (AI) market is just around the corner with agent AI. Agentic AI goes beyond generative AI, such as AI chatbots like ChatGPT and OpenAI alphabetis Gemini and uses AI agents to complete tasks independently. Although this still sounds a bit like science fiction, it is a hot field with a variety of players.
Perhaps the biggest problem with agent AI is that the AI is still prone to “hallucinations,” where it just makes up answers. This is a less serious problem with generative AI because humans can detect errors and double-check the answers generated by the AI. However, it becomes a bigger problem when AI agents work as virtual workers and perform actions that have a detrimental impact on a business. At the same time, companies increasingly have to deal with AI agents from different providers, as many software providers have developed their own AI agents.
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