A Beginner's Guide to AI Why Every Business Will Need An AI Agent - Inside the Agentic Economy with Humayun Sheikh
Jan 8, 2026
Humayun Sheikh, an entrepreneur and founder of Fetch.ai, shares his insights on the emerging Agentic Web. He explains how personal AI agents will revolutionize tasks like booking and shopping with built-in trust. Autonomy is crucial for these agents, and Sheikh elaborates on multi-agent systems shaping a new economy. He also discusses the implications for SEO when AI agents make choices on behalf of users. Additionally, he highlights methods to ensure safe agentic commerce and tackle issues like identity verification to minimize scams.
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From Gaming To First Investor In DeepMind
- Humayun met Demis Hassabis while working in gaming and became an early investor in DeepMind.
- That relationship pulled him from gaming into commercializing AI technologies.
Autonomy Is The Core Of Real Agents
- Agents must have a hint of autonomy to act and decide without constant human input.
- Multi-agent systems unlock value by coordinating across organizations with differing objectives.
Agentic Economy Mirrors Web Pillars
- The agentic economy mirrors the web era with discoverability, connectivity, commerce and trust as pillars.
- Agents replace passive websites by taking actions, not just answering queries.