AI Agents
Building, deploying, and managing autonomous AI agents for workflow automation, customer support, internal operations, and more.
AI agents represent the next evolution in enterprise automation—intelligent systems that can reason, plan, and take action autonomously. Unlike simple chatbots, AI agents handle complex multi-step tasks across customer support, internal operations, data analysis, and specialized workflows. Discover how agentic AI is transforming how organizations operate.
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Why 'AI-Ready' Architecture Means Owning Your Platform, Not Renting It
Every vendor calls their platform 'AI-ready' and 'modular.' Most of them mean the same thing: an API, a plugin marketplace, and a monthly invoice. That's not modularity — it's a dependency with a storefront.
Why Federal Agencies Are Rethinking Per-Seat AI: The Case for Sovereign Infrastructure
Federal agencies face a stark choice: pay $30+/user/month for cloud AI they don't control, or build sovereign AI infrastructure inside their own perimeter.
One Agent Per Student: The Infrastructure Behind Truly Personalized Learning
The shift from shared AI chatbots to dedicated per-student AI agents is redefining what personalized learning actually means — and the infrastructure required to deliver it.
Why 40% of Agentic AI Projects Will Be Cancelled by 2027 — and How to Be in the Other Half
Gartner's first Hype Cycle for Agentic AI shows 40% enterprise adoption and 40% cancellation rates — on the same chart. Here is what separates the organizations that will still have working systems in 2027.
Beyond Chatbots: How Government Agencies Are Deploying Autonomous AI Agents in 2026
Federal and state agencies are moving beyond chatbots to deploy autonomous AI agents. Here's what the shift looks like in practice — and what it means for government IT leaders.
From Chatbots to Agents: Why 80% of Enterprise AI Deployments Now Show Measurable ROI
New data shows 80% of enterprises deploying AI agents report measurable ROI — while chatbot-only deployments lag. Here's what separates the winners.
From AI Strategy to AI Operations: How Governments Are Closing the Execution Gap
Most government AI programs produce strategy decks, not running systems. Here is what separates the agencies closing that gap from the ones still in pilot.
Why Enterprise AI Consolidation Is Accelerating — And What the Winners Are Doing Differently
Enterprise AI budgets are rising but vendor lists are shrinking. The organizations pulling ahead are consolidating around infrastructure they own, not rent.
Why 95% of Enterprise AI Pilots Fail — and What the 5% Do Differently
MIT's 2026 study found 95% of enterprise GenAI pilots fail to deliver ROI. The organizations that succeed share one pattern: agents connected to real institutional data, not chatbots with system prompts.
The Agentic Government: Why 250,000 AI Agents Are Just the Beginning
A sovereign nation has committed to running 50% of government operations on agentic AI within two years — with 250,000 agents already active. Here's what that shift means for public institutions globally, and why the gap between 'AI strategy' and 'AI infrastructure' is where governments will either lead or fall behind.
The Enterprise AI Agent Inflection Point: What NVIDIA, Google, and OpenAI Just Shipped
In one week, NVIDIA, Google, and OpenAI each launched enterprise agent platforms. Here's what happened, why it matters, and what organizations should look for before deploying.
The AI Governance Mirage: Why Enterprises Are Building Control Planes From Scratch
72% of enterprises believe they have adequate AI governance. VentureBeat's Q1 2026 research says most don't. Here's what the organizations getting it right are doing differently.
How Enterprise Teams Are Replacing AI Chatbots with Autonomous Agent Architectures in 2026
The Stanford AI Index 2026 confirmed what enterprise leaders are learning the hard way: autonomous agents now outperform expectations, but most organizations are still buying chatbots. Here's what the shift to agentic architecture actually looks like in practice.
From Chatbots to Agents: How Enterprise Organizations Are Deploying Autonomous AI in 2026
Gartner projects 40% of enterprise apps will embed autonomous AI agents by end of 2026 — up from less than 5% in 2025. Here is what that transition actually looks like in production, and what organizations need to build it right.
Sovereign AI Agents for Government: Why Federal Agencies Are Choosing Infrastructure They Own
Federal agencies building sovereign AI infrastructure — owning their code, choosing their LLMs, deploying on their own networks — are creating strategic compounding advantages that per-seat SaaS subscriptions cannot match.
The Governance Gap: Why Enterprise AI Agents Succeed or Fail in Production
Most enterprise AI pilots fail in production for operational reasons, not technical ones. This is what governance-first agent deployment actually looks like in 2026.
Why Enterprise AI Is Moving from Per-Seat Licensing to Agentic Operating Systems
Per-seat AI licensing is breaking at enterprise scale. Organizations are moving to agentic AI operating systems — platforms they own, deploy anywhere, and scale without per-seat cost penalties.
Building with the Cool Kids: The New Architecture of Classroom Engagement
This panel of ed tech company leaders -- Ankit Gupta (Wayground/Quizizz), Bethlam Forsa (Savvas), and Sam Chaudhary (ClassDojo) -- discussed how classroom engagement is evolving through AI-powered personalization, multimodal input, and growing student agency.
Why Enterprise AI Integration Keeps Failing — And How MCP Fixes the Architecture
Most enterprise AI deployments fail at the integration layer, not the AI layer. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is changing the architecture — and why it matters for every organization deploying AI at scale.
MindUp with Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn and ASU College of Education Dean Carole Basile discuss the MindUp program, Hawn's evidence-based initiative teaching children about their brains as a foundation for emotional self-regulation and learning.
Coffee with Crow: Future-Ready Nations: Education as Economic Strategy
ASU President Michael Crow leads a conversation with former Korean Education Minister Lee Ju-ho, Kazakhstan Science and Higher Education Minister Sayasat Nurbek, and global university builder Doug Becker (Cintana Education) on education as a national economic strategy.
Coffee with Crow: The AI Roadmap Ahead: Pro Human Learning & Work
ASU President Michael Crow moderates a conversation with will.i.
Class Disrupted Live: Reed Hastings on the AI-Powered Future of Learning
Reed Hastings, speaking from the board of Anthropic and 25+ years of education work, delivered a sweeping assessment of what has and hasn't worked in education reform.
From Content to Conversation
Victor Riparbelli, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia, presented the evolution of AI video from simple avatar-based content creation to interactive "Video Agents" that transform learning from passive consumption to two-way conversation.