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Research overview

When software becomes the customer

2025–26 · Working paper

Research into the second-order consequences of autonomous agents transacting directly with companies. Payments are only one layer; identity, authorisation, liability and enterprise access may become the harder problems. The broader question is how customer relationships, distribution and service economics change when part of the interface becomes machine-to-machine.

Research focus

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Autonomous agents
  • Agentic AI
  • Agentic commerce
  • Identity
  • Authorisation
  • Liability
  • Enterprise access
  • Corporate strategy
  • Business model transformation
  • Second-order effects

Status

Working paper. This page provides a concise overview of the work and its research domain.