What happens when AI agents become customers, not just assistants?
I think this is one of the most interesting questions emerging around the agent economy.
Today, we mostly think of AI as a tool that answers questions or helps us finish tasks. But imagine a different future: an agent searching for the right service, comparing available options, paying for what it needs, and interacting with other digital services to complete a job.
For this to work at scale, agents need more than intelligence. They need infrastructure that helps them discover services, establish identity, and participate in digital transactions.
That’s what makes Kite an interesting project to explore.
Kite is building infrastructure designed for an economy where AI agents can interact with services and make payments. The bigger opportunity is not simply automating individual tasks; it is enabling a network in which services can be accessed and used by agents in a more structured way.
Consider a developer’s AI agent that needs access to a specialised API to complete a task. Instead of relying entirely on manual intervention, an agent-based system could help it discover the service and interact with the payment infrastructure needed to access it.
Of course, real adoption will depend on reliability, security, useful services, and developer participation. The concept alone is not enough; the ecosystem needs to work in practice.
Still, I find this shift worth watching because it changes how we think about the internet: from people using every service directly to software agents interacting with services on our behalf.
My question is: which area will drive the agent economy forward first — AI-powered commerce, developer tools, or automated digital services?
Curious to hear other perspectives.
#KiteBBW $KITE
I think this is one of the most interesting questions emerging around the agent economy.
Today, we mostly think of AI as a tool that answers questions or helps us finish tasks. But imagine a different future: an agent searching for the right service, comparing available options, paying for what it needs, and interacting with other digital services to complete a job.
For this to work at scale, agents need more than intelligence. They need infrastructure that helps them discover services, establish identity, and participate in digital transactions.
That’s what makes Kite an interesting project to explore.
Kite is building infrastructure designed for an economy where AI agents can interact with services and make payments. The bigger opportunity is not simply automating individual tasks; it is enabling a network in which services can be accessed and used by agents in a more structured way.
Consider a developer’s AI agent that needs access to a specialised API to complete a task. Instead of relying entirely on manual intervention, an agent-based system could help it discover the service and interact with the payment infrastructure needed to access it.
Of course, real adoption will depend on reliability, security, useful services, and developer participation. The concept alone is not enough; the ecosystem needs to work in practice.
Still, I find this shift worth watching because it changes how we think about the internet: from people using every service directly to software agents interacting with services on our behalf.
My question is: which area will drive the agent economy forward first — AI-powered commerce, developer tools, or automated digital services?
Curious to hear other perspectives.
#KiteBBW $KITE