AI agents push the web toward open access or platform control
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MIT Technology Review's Grace Huckins argues that AI agents are now using the internet on people's behalf, shifting the web from a human-first design toward what she calls an agentic web.
The piece covers how agents reach sites through browsers or text-based connectors, and how publishers and retailers are responding.
Huckins asks whether this shift will favor open access or concentrate control in a few platforms. The source does not reach a firm conclusion on that question.
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AIGrace Huckins argues that AI agents are now using the internet for people, shifting the web from a human-first design toward an agentic web. The piece covers how agents access sites through browsers or text-based connectors, how publishers and retailers respond, and whether the change could favor open access or consolidate control in a few platforms.
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