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AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action

AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action

Thoughts on the Market · May 5, 2026

AI is shifting from 'thinking' (Gen AI) to 'doing' (Agentic AI), creating new hardware bottlenecks and investment opportunities in CPUs and memory.

AI Memory Creates a 'Context Flywheel' Driving User Lock-In and Competitive Advantage

In Agentic AI, memory is not just storage but a mechanism for continuity. An AI agent that remembers a user's preferences, history, and context becomes increasingly personalized over time, making it difficult for users to switch to competing services.

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AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action

Thoughts on the Market·2 days ago

Agentic AI's Rise Will Shift Hardware Bottlenecks from GPUs to CPUs and Memory

The current AI boom focuses on GPUs for "thinking" (Gen AI). The next phase, "Agentic AI" for "doing," will rely heavily on CPUs for task orchestration and memory for context, creating new investment opportunities in this previously overshadowed hardware.

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AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action

Thoughts on the Market·2 days ago

The Next AI Evolution Is From 'Co-pilot' for Tasks to 'Autopilot' for Workflows

Current Generative AI acts as a passive co-pilot, responding to prompts for single tasks. The emerging 'Agentic AI' is an active autopilot, capable of planning and executing multi-step workflows across different tools, fundamentally changing how complex work is accomplished.

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AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action

Thoughts on the Market·2 days ago