The article explores the emerging "Agentic Economy"—where autonomous AI agents act as independent market players making decisions, negotiating, and executing transactions across organizational boundaries without human approval. Using real-world examples (like AI handling fraud detection and card replacement in seconds), the piece explains how this differs from traditional automation. Beacon VC partner Voraphoj identifies three critical prerequisites: sufficient energy capacity, proven use cases demonstrating ROI, and new infrastructure specifically built for agentic AI. The piece highlights that global data center energy demand may double by 2030, underscoring the foundational challenges Asia must address.
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