Cleve Gibbon

Google recently unveiled Vertex AI Agent Builder. This new tool allows for the creation of AI assistants. Despite hopes for a zero-code approach, technology proficiency remains essential. And just like Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM who are targeting enterprise users, Google’s Vertex needs experienced technical users to micromanage AI from design through to deployment.

At the other extreme, something like launch lemonade is an AI agent builder for the everyday user.  Good enough to get something up and running, monetizing AI agents from the get-go. However, not powerful enough yet to develop truly differentiated, enterprise grade, products. 

Then you have those platforms that live somewhere between these two extremes. Rasa specializes in creative conversational AI agents with a strong emphasis on natural language understanding. While DataRobot is a platform embraced by data super heavyweights to enable users to create deployable autonomous predicative models.  And then there is the platform of experts, or POE.  This platform creates AI agents capable of decision making and task execution. 

In short, it’s a mixed bag but the message is clear.  AI Agents are on the rise.  I’m waiting to see just how human friendly GPT5 AI Agents are.