AI Disruption - Understanding the Agent Economy

Software as we knew it is dead. The consequences for the economy are just beginning.

Many talk about how Artificial Intelligence is changing the job market. But the far greater disruption is happening at the level of business models. In AI Disruption - Understanding the Agent Economy, strategy consultant Markus M. Kirchmair reveals why the foundations of the digital economy are losing their value overnight. Through concrete case studies, a cross-industry disruption map, and 7 core principles, he shows who wins-and who disappears.

What you will learn in this book:

• The End of Moats: Why the business model of the classic software industry and the SaaS era is irrevocably breaking down.
• The "Thin Wrapper" Trap: Why thousands of new AI startups will be instantly displaced with the next model update.
• The Briefing Portal: What the software of the future looks like-AI employees instead of complex interfaces.
• The SuperApp and the End of Tool Software: How major AI platforms are swallowing entire software categories.
• The SaaS Meltdown and Per-Task Pricing: Why Per-Seat Pricing is becoming obsolete amid shrinking workforces.
• Ghost GDP and Hyperbolic Growth: Growing economic numbers amid declining individual prosperity-and what we can do about it.
• The Uber Lesson: What the history of platform disruption teaches us about the AI era.
• The Disruption Map: Industry by industry-who wins, who disappears.
• The 7 Core Principles of Disruption: The strategic rulebook for the AI era.
• The Future of Work and Survival Strategies: Concrete actionable advice for the post-SaaS era.

Who is this book for?

For entrepreneurs, founders, executives, investors, and strategists who want to understand why the disruption of the disruptors is inevitable-and what true survival looks like in the age of dominant AI platforms.