The Download: AI agent infrastructure, and OpenAI’s ambitions

MIT Technology Review - AI
Aug 5, 2025 12:00
Charlotte Jee
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Summary

The article highlights the rise of AI agents capable of performing tasks such as sending emails and creating documents on users' behalf, driven by new infrastructure and protocols. This trend signals a shift toward more autonomous, helpful AI systems, with major companies like OpenAI aiming to integrate these agents into everyday life, potentially transforming how people interact with technology.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. These protocols will help AI agents navigate our messy lives A growing number of companies are launching AI agents that can do things on your behalf—actions like sending an email, making a document,…