a16z Says Incumbents Upgrade to Agentic AI

Official a16z account posted that AI in business software now performs actions rather than only lookups. Examples include Salesforce updating pipelines, Docusign redlining contracts, and Workday handling HR and finance tasks. The post states incumbents are shifting from retrieval to agentic capabilities. It quotes a16z's Seema Amble saying startups still have room to compete. The post links to an a16z.news article titled The Incumbents Are Coming, with the subtitle The job is bigger than the record.