# Surviving the New Economics of a Post-Agentic World

An episode of [Practical AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1406537385), 23 Jul 2026, 36 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8a2e4fc0/e08735dd.mp3

The agentic transformation isn’t coming. It has already begun. Companies are deploying thousands — and sometimes tens of thousands — of AI agents. Enterprise software giants are watching their old economic moats erode. Capital is moving, productivity is being redefined, and human labor is being repriced in real time. In this Fully Connected episode, Daniel and Chris explore the new economics of a post-agentic world: the global order that emerges after agents have been woven into every conceivable aspect of business and life. What happens when digital labor becomes abundant, agents manage other agents, and entire organizations operate at a scale no human workforce could match? This isn’t another conversation about whether AI will take your job. It’s about what happens when the assumptions underneath jobs, companies, software, and productivity stop being true. The post-agentic world is already taking shape. The question is whether you’re preparing for it — or becoming part of what it replaces. Featuring: • Chris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, X • Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X Links: • Is IBM a Canary in the Tech Coal Mine? • Verbalizable Representations Form a Global Workspace in Language Models Upcoming Events: • Register for upcoming webinars here! • Midwest AI Summit 2026

## Chapters

- 0:00 Welcome to Practical AI podcast!
- 3:14 IBM's Stock Plunge and Its Implications
- 7:23 The Shift in Technology Budgets
- 10:18 China's Role in AI and Market Dynamics
- 12:47 The Rise of the Chinese Token Black Market
- 14:41 Future of Enterprise Software in an Agentic World
- 19:04 The Acceleration of Change in Business
- 22:37 Agentic Interfaces and Business Transactions
- 27:16 The Need for Rethinking Human Roles in AI
- 29:34 Emerging Concepts in AI Consciousness
- 34:55 Outro

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