Are enterprise apps becoming just an Agent in the future?

Have you wondered if we’re going to a future where our beloved,

B2B platforms serve less as “apps” for people, and more as intermediaries agents that communicate with other agents? ....with humans barely involved?

Credit: Por Leo Maker A.

Lately, this idea feels less like science fiction and more like an emerging norm in the world of enterprise technology.

AI agents capable of:

• perceive,

• evaluate,

• act

without regular human prompting. This is transforming the “user” concept: agents might soon be communicating primarily with each other, not with people!

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What Does This Mean?

It sounds wild, and IDC is saying in their blog post that over 80% of enterprises believe “AI agents are the new enterprise apps." The human’s role: Becomes strategic and supervisory, not operational. Software vendors: Pressure to compete with “agents as apps,” not just apps with AI features. My feeling is that UIs are fading, and prompt-based, or preferably voice-based, interactions become the new standard.

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"The Agentic Evolution of Enterprise Applications", IDC Blog, April 4, 2025 : blogs.idc