Rick Blalock

This talk addresses the significant challenges in deploying and running AI agents, often referred to as agent chaos. The speaker highlights common issues like timeouts, state management, and the need for agents to run for extended periods, pause, and resume. The core thesis is that successful agent deployment requires specific infrastructure and capabilities beyond typical stateless web applications, leading to the development of a platform designed to manage these complexities.

This talk introduces the concept of an "agent-native" or "AI-native" company, distinguishing it from merely AI-enhanced businesses. An agent-native company is built from the ground up with AI agents as a core component, fundamentally altering how work is done, teams are structured, and products are developed. This paradigm shift moves beyond AI as an add-on to AI as the central engine driving operations, culture, and product innovation.