Bill Gates predicts AI agents will replace search and shopping websites, posing a major threat to Amazon and Google.

Bill Gates believes that the development of the top artificially intelligent agent is the technology race to win, which will disrupt search-engine, productivity, and online shopping sites. He thinks that the top AI agent will let consumers search the web, engage in e-commerce, and boost their productivity. Gates said it would disappoint him if Microsoft were not in the running, though there was a 50% chance the top player to emerge will be a startup.