Incoming: The Year of AI Agents

Hi everyone,

2025 will be the year of AI agents (including Artisan). Why?

• AI agents expected to outperform SaaS over next 10 years

• Major tech is HEAVILY investing in AI agents

• Everyone can build AI agents - it’s so democratized

• It’s showing a true widespread productivity benefit

The deep dives today go into more detail on that. Let’s get right into it.

Also, speaking of AI agents, check our Artisan.

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Discover the power behind every lead.

• 🤿Deep Dive: Y Combinator on Vertical AI Agents vs SaaS

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤿Deep Dive: The rise of AI agents in 2025

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

🤝IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTISAN

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• 300M+ High-Quality B2B Prospects

• Automated Lead Enrichment With 10+ Data Sources Included

• Full Email Deliverability Management

• Personalization Waterfall using LinkedIn, Twitter, Web Scraping & More

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Why Vertical AI Agents Could Surpass SaaS, According to Y Combinator

Intelligence: Vertical AI agents are emerging as transformative tools that could surpass the SaaS market by automating entire workflows and potentially replacing entire teams within enterprises.

• Vertical AI agents may unlock a market even larger than the current $300 billion SaaS industry. Experts estimate that specialized AI tools could lead to the creation of multiple companies worth billions.

• Unlike traditional SaaS that enhances existing processes, vertical AI agents automate entire workflows, resulting in drastic operational efficiencies.

• The rise of SaaS was catalyzed by innovations like XML HTTP requests, similar to how advancements in large language models (LLMs) are driving the AI revolution.

• Startups can outperform larger companies in niche markets by focusing on specialized expertise that these vertical AI agents demand.

• The traditional model of scaling revenue through increased headcount is disrupted as companies achieve significant growth by employing fewer people due to AI tools.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

 The Rapid Rise and Transformative Impact of AI Agents in 2025

Intelligence: As 2024 paves the way for advancements in AI chatbots, 2025 is set to witness the emergence of powerful AI agents, capable of performing tasks like managing data and automating workflows for both consumers and enterprises.

• Major tech companies—such as Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce—are heavily investing in AI agents, poised to streamline mundane tasks like filing expense reports, thus changing user interactions with AI technologies.

• Companies implementing AI agents report significant improvements. For instance, Microsoft noted a 36% increase in IT self-help success and a 9.4% rise in sales revenue.

• Experts suggest that though adapting to AI agents will require time, if these tools deliver rapid and accurate responses, they could eventually transform user habits in a meaningful way.

• AI agents will work alongside chatbots and AI copilots, forming a cohesive system where users can command the agents to perform actions across various applications.

• Some innovative examples are Google's Project Mariner, which can autonomously browse the web to gather information, and Apple's future features, like Siri’s enhanced AI capabilities to provide real-time travel updates such as flight statuses and traffic conditions.

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

Futuristic tools within AI, no-code, and productivity

• 🚀 Trickle - Transforming ideas into functional AI-powered apps swiftly. Free option available.

• 🤖 GenFuse AI - No-code tool for user-friendly AI automations. Free to try.

• 🎅 AI Santa by Tavus - Real-time, multilingual interactions with Santa. Free to use.

• 🧊 AISmartCube - Streamline and enhance AI tool creation effortlessly. Free to try.

• 🌐 EasyLang AI - Accelerate language learning with personalized AI lessons. Free option available.

• 📄 LegalCheckPro - Simplifies contracts, identifies risks with AI. Payment required.

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🤖OpenAI Explores Humanoid Robots for Advanced AI Applications

OpenAI has reportedly considered developing humanoid robots, revisiting robotics efforts after earlier investments in startups like Figure and 1X.

💡The Rise of AI as an "Answer Authority"

People increasingly rely on AI like ChatGPT for advice or information, mistaking its confident tone and clean interface for accuracy, even when it provides incorrect or misleading answers.

☁️ Synthetic Data Sparks Opportunities and Challenges

AI companies explore synthetic data to tackle data scarcity and high costs, while risks like biases and model degradation emphasize the need for human oversight.

🌐AI Harassment Risks in the Digital Age

AI tools amplify the creation of non-consensual intimate imagery, causing widespread harm, while detection and removal efforts struggle to keep pace.

🦾 Google Evaluates Gemini Against Anthropic's Claude

Google is using Anthropic's Claude to assess Gemini AI's performance, comparing outputs for accuracy, safety, and quality in its development process.

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