Source Context & Analysis
ibm.com/think. Straightforward Category A framing -- the agent shops, the human pays.
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Category A: Agent-Assisted Human Commerce
The agent buys for a human using human payment rails. The human is the economic actor.
A — Agent-Assisted Human Commerce
IBM — definition of the agentic economy (A8)
“AI agents act on behalf of consumers or businesses to research, negotiate and complete purchases.”
“AI agents act on behalf of consumers or businesses to research, negotiate and complete purchases.”
IBM — "What Is Agentic Commerce?"
Jan 2026 · Last updated · Curated by Rene Dechamps Otamendi