SXSW 2025
Agents vs. Agency: Who Are We Really Building AI Agents For?
Description:
AI agents increasingly automate knowledge work, the future of jobs is uncertain. Join you.com co-founder and CTO, Bryan McCann, in exploring key questions for this uncertain future. As copilots become autopilots, what will happen to entry-level engineers? Will they be replaced by AI, leaving only top-tier engineers in demand? Might engineering education evolve like a medical residency? Will tech giants dominate further, or will AI agents enable more disruptive startups? What role can open source play in determining the answers to these questions?
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Takeaways
- Discover how AI Agents will enable fully automated workflows across a wide variety of industries and require a new set of skills.
- AI Agents will reshape education as entry-level positions are automated away. Computer Science and engineering education will adapt to these changes.
- We face a crossroads in how AI affects market dynamics: it will empower tech giants, fuel startups, and redefine competition through open source.
Speakers
- Bryan McCann, Co-founder/CTO, You.com
Organizer
Bryan McCann, Co-founder / CTO, You.com
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