Jesse Anglen Predicts a Future Where Humans Become Increasingly Unnecessary With Agentic AI

Agentic AI represents a groundbreaking advancement in artificial intelligence, where multiple specialized agents collaborate to achieve complex goals. Unlike traditional AI systems that perform single tasks, agentic AI mimics human-like problem-solving by integrating various functions such as research, analysis, and decision-making. This innovative approach enables AI to undertake sophisticated projects, streamline processes, and enhance productivity across diverse industries. This week, we delved into the potential and challenges of agentic AI with Jesse Anglen, the CEO of Rapid Innovation, a company specializing in user-generated stabletokens. With over a decade of experience in the real estate sector, Jesse has been leading Rapid Innovation since January 2019. Before stepping into this role, they served as Project Team Lead at PEG Network, overseeing the development of the PEG Protocol from February 2018 to January 2019—a tool enabling users to create stable versions of ERC20 tokens. Jesse also held a project management position at SmartLaw.IO from January 2018 to June 2019. Key Highlights: Evolution of Technology: From data engineering and MLOps to the rise of agentic AI, reflecting the rapid advancements in technology. Practical Applications: Real-world examples of agentic AI in action, from automating sales floors to revolutionizing content creation. Cost and Efficiency Gains: Immediate benefits such as significant cost savings and enhanced operational efficiency. Human-AI Collaboration: The balance between leveraging AI for repetitive tasks while maintaining human oversight for context and reasoning. Future Implications: The potential for AI to reduce the necessity for human involvement in various tasks, raising questions about the future role of human agency. Kashyap: Hello and welcome everyone to the next episode of the AM Media House podcast simulated reality. Today we have with us Jesse Anglen. He is from Rapid Innovation. He is the founder and CEO there. Jesse, how are you doing today? Jesse: I am doing phenomenally today. I think it's been productive at least. Kashyap: Election day in the US. Are you following it closely? Jesse: I follow it just enough to fulfill my responsibility to vote, but beyond that, I try not to get too caught up in the political whirlwind. I’m fortunate to live a good life and focus on things that truly matter to me. My work is largely apolitical—it doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re on; there are inspiring entrepreneurs doing amazing things everywhere. While I do keep an eye on the developments—Twitter’s open in another tab, after all—it’s more about observing the drama unfold than diving deep into the chaos. Kashyap: We're going to talk about agentic AI. I think it's funny how 2025 is going to be all about agentic AI. The last one or two years before that were about data engineering, and before that, it was MLOps. I think every year I could host the same podcast with the same set of leaders and have more and more perspectives. But yeah, tell me a little bit about your journey. What is it that made you want to talk about agentic AI? What cool stuff have you been doing around it, and how have the different advancements in generative AI kind of taken you on this journey? Jesse: Background on me is I've been an entrepreneur for a long time. I started working with startups who wanted to use cool technology to build things probably 15 years ago. Back then, the technological advancements were not nearly as cool as they are today. Then blockchain came around, and that was super fascinating because that was a new technology. I drank the Kool-Aid 100%. It was bad. I completely dove into the blockchain world head first. I actually even started Rapid Innovation in a lot of ways thinking that I'm going to fundamentally change the way the world works by helping entrepreneurs build blockchain applications. That was what, five years ago now. And about three years ago, I started playing around with AI. As generative AI became better and better, I actually started seeing how you could build basic agentic systems with generative AI. It was a little bit clunky. Even two years ago, we started working on some agentic systems that I mean they worked and they were really cool but for me, Gen AI has always been a stepping stone towards the really, really cool things that you can do with agentic systems. I have no idea. At some point, we're going to get really, really powerful reasoning machines that can almost mimic human intelligence and decision-making. I think at that point, agentic AI is going to blow up. You can see some of it now and in my mind, it's one of the most practical applications of technology for business that exists today beyond emailing people. It's more efficient to email someone than drive to their office or whatever. There are obvious advancements in technology, but agentic systems are wildly practical. What's interesting is when I talk to mos

Jesse Anglen Predicts a Future Where Humans Become Increasingly Unnecessary With Agentic AI

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