The rise of AI agents

Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

In this episode of Gradient Dissent, host Lukas Biewald sits down with João Moura, CEO & Founder of CrewAI, one of the leading platforms enabling AI agents for enterprise applications. Joe shares insights into how AI agents are being successfully deployed in over 40% of Fortune 500 companies, what tools these agents rely on, and how software companies are adapting to an agentic world.

They also discuss:

• What defines a true AI agent versus simple automation
• How AI agents are transforming business processes in industries like finance, insurance, and software
• The evolving business models for APIs as AI agents become the dominant software users
• What the next breakthroughs in agentic AI might look like in 2025 and beyond

If you're curious about the cutting edge of AI automation, enterprise AI adoption, and the real impact of multi-agent systems, this episode is packed with essential insights.