RECEIPT #MIKE-S
JAN 06, 2026
PREDICTION BY
Mike Shields“Agentic commerce won’t happen”
FOLLOW-UP
While fully autonomous AI buying at scale is still nascent, the emergence of buyer-side AI and AEO (AI Engine Optimization) by 2025-2026 indicates that 'agentic commerce' is beginning to happen in some form, partially contradicting Shields’ strong negative prediction.
