AI is about to completely change how you use computers | Bill Gates

Gates connecting the concept of software agents to the current tech of LLMs.

Agents are not only going to change how everyone interacts with computers. They’re also going to upend the software industry, bringing about the biggest revolution in computing since we went from typing commands to tapping on icons.

I’m not sure about connecting this so strongly to the term "agent", but the scenarios he describes in each of these fields is very real. I've already been playing with GPTs to create custom coaches for myself. These are very possibly an agent as Gates describes. I think there is a lot to determine if this concept will be long-lived and broad, or will an agent be something you create for a task at hand, and then get rid of. Probably a bit of both.

I do believe there is a huge shift coming with the incredible unlock that LLMs provide to something that is, close enough, to expertise for others to learn and benefit from.