Cisco: AI Shifts from Chatbots to Autonomous Agents, Enterprises to Adopt Faster

• Cisco's Jeetu Patel highlights AI's evolution from chatbots to autonomous agents capable of performing tasks.
• Enterprise adoption is expected to accelerate as companies adapt workflows and operating models to integrate AI.
• AI agents are envisioned as 'digital coworkers' augmenting human teams, initially in knowledge work, then expanding to physical AI and robotics.
• Coding and development show faster AI adoption with visible productivity gains, while wider industry adoption requires process restructuring.
• Cisco is developing products almost entirely with AI, aiming for better code quality and shifting human focus to design and review.