The tech world is undergoing a fundamental shift from familiar language models like ChatGPT to the era of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. New digital assistants can do more than just answer questions; they can independently plan actions, utilize tools, and execute complex, multi-step tasks.
As reported by "Hvylya", innovation expert Volodymyr Bandura discussed this development during a broadcast on the Yuriy Romanenko channel.
According to the analyst, the standard AI chat format is becoming limited in utility because most real-world tasks require planning and sequential actions rather than simple reference information. The expert explained this distinction using legal work as an example. While a lawyer previously could ask a neural network for the content of a specific code article, an autonomous agent can perform the work "turnkey."
"If we can say: here is the contract, here is the correspondence regarding this contract, prepare a lawsuit for me – that is a completely different story. If the agent can independently look up the necessary regulations, check the Constitution, all laws, judicial practice, and review the contract... its utility is exponentially higher," Bandura noted.
He emphasized that the breakthrough occurred because even a slight improvement in a model's planning capability leads to a significant increase in the quality of complex task execution.
The expert paid special attention to the rapid rise of autonomous assistants created by enthusiasts, such as "Clawdbot" or "Moltbot". These tools allow users to delegate routine tasks: checking email, promoting websites, or managing social media. However, the main issue with such solutions is a total lack of security. People grant these agents access to their digital lives without realizing the risks.
"Essentially, it is like leaving your apartment open and posting that you are leaving for two weeks to the sea, no one will be home, the gold is there, the money is here, and the keys are right there – come in and take it. And you are writing this on Facebook," Bandura warned.
Users who thoughtlessly grant access to their bank cards, logins, and email to unsecured open-source agents face unpleasant surprises.
Another phenomenon is the emergence of social networks where only bots communicate. According to SemanticForce, one such network has already recorded over a million author-agents.
"They made a social network for bots. It's a rather wild idea... But it says a lot not only about bots but also about us. To a large extent, it is still theater. You have to give this bot an instruction," the expert concluded.