We can already connect "AI" to API, which means it can interact with various tools. Right now, we still have to tell it what to do, and we have to give it specific instructions, like an automation flow in Make.com for example. That's going to be a thing of the past very soon as AI is able to create its own connections and pathways, integrate itself automatically into your business, etc.
Obviously, there are still millions of business owners who think AI is just chat gpt, and that it is still just writing essays for college kids. So, when these AI agents become feasible, i.e. able to replace 1-5 employees for 1/5th the price, there's a huge opportunity to be the middle man helping them use it.
I've come to realize: there are going to be 3 types of people left in the next 3-5 years.
- Engineers who created the tools (getting rich off of equity, stock options, salary)
- Agencies who actually help SMB and Mid-Large Businesses integrate the new tech into their business
- People who aren't part of the fun, getting laid off from their jobs, crying to the government and voting in some universal basic income because life is unfair.
I am not smart enough (or nerdy enough) to be type #1, but I'm also smart enough not to be #3.