Episode

The Agent Has Left the Building

Podcast: Future Commerce
Published: Mar 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 2242
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Canonical source: https://www.futurecommerce.com/podcasts/the-agent-has-left-the-building
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Summary

As ChatGPT pulls back on native in-app checkout, malls becomemainstream again. Is agentic commerce ready for primetime, or are consumers seeking more analog experiences? PLUS: Dick's Sporting Goods' loyalty loop that turns steps into spending power, and a dystopian new platform that rents out humans for AI agents that can't operate in the physical world. Everything old is new again.