The introduction of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables AI agents to interact with external tools and perform real-world actions.
MCP acts like a universal USB-C port for AI, creating a plug-and-play standard that simplifies connecting agents to any external service.
Major tech companies are building AI apps using various protocols for payments (UCP, X.402) and visual interfaces (MCP UI) to enable transactions.
Instead of building destination websites, developers must now design apps that provide unique knowledge, actions, or visuals within an ongoing AI conversation.
A ChatGPT app for Klarna demonstrates how to bring a visual product discovery and shopping experience directly into the user's chat conversation.
AI commerce is evolving with two payment models: a human-in-the-loop approach (ACP) and an autonomous agent model (X.402) enabling micropayments via blockchain.
Agentic commerce may disrupt traditional SaaS and advertising models by enabling new pay-per-use business models for selling data, context, and automations.
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.