These protocols will help AI agents navigate our messy lives

MIT Technology Review - AI
Aug 4, 2025 15:00
Peter Hall
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Summary

Companies are developing AI agents capable of performing tasks like emailing and document editing, but these agents face challenges integrating with the diverse systems in users’ digital lives. New protocols are being introduced to help AI agents navigate these complexities, which could improve their effectiveness and accelerate adoption in everyday tasks.

A growing number of companies are launching AI agents that can do things on your behalf—actions like sending an email, making a document, or editing a database. Initial reviews for these agents have been mixed at best, though, because they struggle to interact with all the different components of our digital lives. Part of the…