Who will benefit more from AI agents when it comes to spending – companies or you?
THE SO WHAT
Consumer-facing agents are being built as demand-shaping layers first and fiduciaries second—who they’re economically aligned to will matter more than UX. If you run commerce or fintech, assume agents become a contested surface for steering spend and start designing incentives, disclosures, and rails for agent-to-merchant interactions now.
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