Newcomer · 30 September 2026 · Industry Analysis

Early Optimism Reigns on Agentic Commerce + Personal Agents at the Machine Earning AI Summit

Eric Newcomer

At Newcomer's Machine Earning AI Summit, founders and investors debated the rapid rise of agentic commerce and personal AI assistants, with optimism tempered by early-stage regulatory and liability questions. Key themes: vertical agents will likely outpace horizontal ones, consumer comfort lags technical readiness, and courts—not Congress—may define agent liability.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) · Fintech · Banking & Capital Markets

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