In boardrooms and team meetings alike, a new theme is emerging: we’re all starting to manage autonomous AI “agents” alongside our human colleagues. Just a year ago, many companies were merely experimenting with chatbots; now 2025 is being hailed as “the year of the AI agent.” What changed? In the past year, generative AI evolved from a clever chatbot into a capable co-worker embedded in daily operations. Advanced models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 moved beyond simple Q&A and gained the ability to execute tasks via plugins and APIs, effectively becoming digital agents that can carry out multi-step objectives. Tech giants and