Agent时代：AI智能体正在消除摩擦，重写行业规则
Citrini Research 回顾七个月前"2028全球智能危机"思考实验，指出AI agent正在逐步消除摩擦、重塑商业模式，市场开始定价agent对中间商（如Chegg）的冲击。 作者认为Meta的消费级agent Muse（每周免费1亿token）可能是分水岭。文章回顾了从"chatbot展示酒店"到消费级agent落地的认知转变，强调AI是范式转移，其对各行业的影响将持续累积定价。
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