The short version

Ari Paparo predicted on January 1, 2024: ““Agentic Commerce Is (Still) a Collective Hallucination”” Verdict: Called it. As of mid-2026, there is no evidence that fully autonomous “agents” have become the primary modality for consumer shopping at scale. Industry coverage continues to treat agentic commerce as an emerging or experimental area, not a mainstream reality.

Prediction by

Ari Paparo

On January 1, 2024

““Agentic Commerce Is (Still) a Collective Hallucination””

Follow-up

As of mid-2026, there is no evidence that fully autonomous “agents” have become the primary modality for consumer shopping at scale. Industry coverage continues to treat agentic commerce as an emerging or experimental area, not a mainstream reality.

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