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AI agents: The biggest growth area for AI?

AI agents are projected to grow into a $47.1 billion market by 2030. Is this the biggest predicted AI increase?

Amazon says logistics center automation, such as robots that safely maneuver loaded carts to waiting trucks, can free human workers for more interesting tasks
Amazon says logistics center automation, such as robots that safely maneuver loaded carts to waiting trucks, can free human workers for more interesting tasks - Copyright AFP SETH HERALD
Amazon says logistics center automation, such as robots that safely maneuver loaded carts to waiting trucks, can free human workers for more interesting tasks - Copyright AFP SETH HERALD

AI agents are projected to grow into a $47.1 billion market by 2030, with these systems expected to handle 80 percent of customer interactions by 2025. If these forecasts do indeed come to pass, how much will they change working life?

The firm Loopex Digital recently surveyed CEOs and marketing leaders about their real-world AI implementations. From the assessment, there are four discernible trends.

Workflow automation: Saves 15 hours per week

AI agents are delivering significant time savings through automated task management. Routine processes like data entry, scheduling, and reporting across marketing departments are easily handled by AI agents.

Vahan Poghosyan, CEO of Linkee.ai sets the scene: “After implementing our AI agent into our workflow, our analysts no longer spend 3 hours daily pulling data from 10 different platforms. The AI completes this in 8 minutes with 99.4 percent accuracy, saving 15 hours per employee weekly. Our A/B testing report generation dropped from 7 hours to 28 minutes—a 67 percent efficiency gain. We project additional improvements as the system continues to optimize workflows.”

To understand these trends more fully, three different companies share their experiences with Digital Journal.

Lead engagement tripled: Email Automation

An automation AI agent streamlines the process of receiving leads from the website and automatically sends the message on.

Maria Harutyunyan, CEO of Loopex states: “AI email systems are transforming lead communications with measurable results. When someone inquires about our services, we automatically receive a notification in Slack, allowing us to react and respond to messages twice as fast.”

Continuing to assess her own company’s application, Harutyunyan says: “Leads typically appreciate the promptness of our responses, especially when they receive a reply moments after sending their inquiry. The lead handling process has become significantly easier with these direct Slack notifications from website form submissions.”

Sentiment analysis: Email Verification

“We built an AI agent into our email warmup tool to help customers set up their accounts the right way. It walks users through the steps, recommends the best strategy for their needs, and helps them avoid common mistakes. This AI agent ensures a seamless warmup setup, so users can build trust with inbox providers and improve their deliverability. Our goal is to make email warmup as effective as possible, so more emails land in the inbox,” says ZeroBounce founder and CEO Liviu Tanase.

Abandoned Cart Automation: Almost 30 percent recovery

Leather outwear retailer, NYC Leather Jackets implemented specialized AI agents for abandoned cart recovery and got impressive results. “Our recovery systems send optimally timed, personalized follow-up emails based on customer behaviour patterns,” Zaid Shaikh, CEO of NYC Leather Jackets reports. “This has recovered 42% of abandoned carts, delivering a 280% ROI on our AI implementation. During our winter collection launch, the AI sent targeted emails addressing specific concerns like sizing and shipping, recovering almost 30 percent of abandoned carts.”

Hence, these systems are evolving into sophisticated tools that understand customer intent, personalize at scale, and continuously optimize based on performance data.

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Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news. Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.

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