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未来,你的 Agent 怎么付钱?
Founder Park· 2025-07-09 13:24
Core Viewpoint - The emergence of AI agents capable of making payments autonomously is a significant trend in the AI application and business model landscape, with various companies developing solutions to facilitate this capability [4][20]. Group 1: Steps for Agent Payment - The process of enabling agent payment involves several steps, including research tools for inventory, communication tools for supplier interaction, note-taking for financial tracking, customer interaction capabilities, and price adjustment functionalities [7]. - Recent developments indicate that companies like Mastercard and Visa have launched AI agent payment solutions, while PayPal introduced its first MCP server, allowing LLMs to generate invoices and share payment links automatically [9][20]. Group 2: Key AI Products with Payment Integration - Perplexity Pro Shopping allows users to complete purchases directly within a chatbot interface, representing an early attempt at integrating agent and commerce [11]. - Stripe's Agent Toolkit provides virtual cards with customizable spending limits, addressing security and spending control for agent transactions [12]. - Shopify Sidekick automates product descriptions, promotions, and order processing, serving as an AI assistant for merchants [13]. - Adyen Uplift offers middleware services for AI agents, optimizing payment routes and retry mechanisms [14]. - Operator from OpenAI marks the beginning of a general agent framework, although it currently lacks payment integration [15]. - Mastercard's AgentPay distributes virtual cards to agents, enhancing their role in payment networks [16]. - Visa's Intelligence Commerce uses network tokens for transactions, ensuring security and budget control for AI agents [17]. - PayPal's MCP Server simplifies invoice generation and payment link sharing, making it easier for small businesses to implement payment solutions [18]. Group 3: Challenges in Achieving Autonomous Agent Payment - Three core challenges in achieving agent payment autonomy include defining the agent's role and scope, addressing fraud and KYA (Know Your Agent) issues, and clarifying liability in transactions [21][23][24]. - The ambiguity surrounding the agent's authority and the merchant's ability to verify agent interactions complicates the establishment of a secure payment framework [23]. - The responsibility for costs and liabilities in transactions involving agents remains unclear, particularly in scenarios like returns [26]. Group 4: Future Models of Agent Payment - Potential future models for agent payment include collaborative checkout with human oversight, authority derived from user wallets, limited payment capabilities through virtual cards, and agents possessing their own wallets funded by stablecoins [27].
外媒:苹果内部讨论买Perplexity,140亿美元史上最大收购?
机器之心· 2025-06-21 04:36
机器之心报道 编辑:何欣东 第一个 AI 搜索引擎,要归苹果了? 报道称,相关讨论尚处于早期阶段,最终可能不会促成收购要约,并补充说,这家科技巨头的高管尚未与 Perplexity 的管理层讨论出价。 作为 AI 搜索领域的「新贵」, Perplexity 的团队和技术对苹果具有极大的吸引力, Perplexity 的创始人团队 成员拥有在 OpenAI 、谷歌、 DeepMind 、微软等顶尖 AI 实验室和公司的工作背景,对 AI 技术有深刻的理 解。 据彭博社本周五报道,苹果公司高管已就可能竞购知名 AI 初创公司 Perplexity 举行了内部会谈。 Perplexity 的核心优势不在于训练自己的基础大模型,而在于其卓越的检索、排序和整合信息的能力。它能 综合运用多种第三方大模型和搜索引擎数据,并通过自身独特的算法提供精准、可追溯来源、无广告的答 案。这种技术正是苹果改进 Siri 和开发新一代搜索引擎所需要的。 最近一段时间,大型科技公司正在 AI 领域不断加大投资,以跟上越来越快的 AI 技术进步节奏。据报道, 在对数据标注公司 Scale AI 进行重大投资之前,Meta 曾与 Perple ...
搜索范式革命:纳米AI与谷歌的「超级搜索智能体」共识
36氪· 2025-06-12 11:27
AI搜索3.0时代, 什么是"超级搜索"? 超级搜索智能体未来已来。 2025年,"智能体化"不再停留在高谈阔论,而是实实在在已经登陆的台风。 各行各业的AI应用,正在蜕变为同时拥有"意图理解力"与"任务执行力"的智能体。其中,搜索引擎作为互联网时代最强大的流量入口、大众最熟悉的应用, 也应该成为最先完成"智能体化"的应用场景。 当传统搜索引擎还在筛选信息碎片时,搜索智能体已经能够通过主动识别用户的搜索意图,将海量数据融合在专业级交付中:一份旅游攻略、一份市场分析 报告、一次购物决策,搜索不再只是信息的搬运工,而是触手可及的生产力。 智能体对于传统关键词检索模式的颠覆与重构,也让"超级搜索"从概念走向了现实。 搜索引擎过去一直是老态龙钟,旁人却又无可奈何的状态。大模型时代,AI搜索的潜力肉眼可见,老牌巨头一成不变会有真正的风险,因为跃跃欲试的屠龙 者,谋划周密,变革汹涌,以重造搜索在新时期意图快速篡权。 AI搜索可以看到三个明显的产品分界。在AI搜索1.0时期,网页排序依然保留,加入了AI Overview,Bing、谷歌、百度都先这么"迎合潮流"。大模型就像为 传统搜索装上了一层智能化的"滤网",总结出精华 ...
AI周报 | OpenAI 最强模型 GPT-5 即将面世;Anthropic 年化收入突破30亿美元
Di Yi Cai Jing· 2025-06-08 02:32
AI 编程黑马Windsurf 遭 Anthropic断供;谷歌新模型2.5 Pro霸榜AI竞技场。 OpenAI 最强模型 GPT-5 即将面世 北京时间 6 月 4 日消息,在墨西哥举办的 AI Summit 峰会上,两名 OpenAI 公司代表透露,公司正在开 发下一代基础模型 GPT-5,并计划通过该模型与 Gemini 2.5 Pro、Claude 4 等竞争对手展开更激烈角 逐。据消息,两位 OpenAI 代表明确表示,GPT-5 即将面世,且性能将远超 GPT-4 等现有模型。他们坦 言,目前尚不清楚开发成本,但暗示价格可能不低。其中一位代表强调,希望通过 GPT-5 在竞争中占 据更多优势。 点评:对于GPT-5,行业从去年盼到了今年,其延迟发布一度被认为是模型迭代放缓的证明。关于GPT- 5 的发布时间,OpenAI 初步定于今年夏天,7 月是目前的目标。然而,公司也表示计划可能随时调整。 如果 GPT-5 未能达到内部设定的性能目标,发布可能会延迟。 Anthropic 年化收入据称已突破 30 亿美元 5 月 31 日消息,据外媒援引两位知情人士消息称,OpenAI竞争对手Anthrop ...
AI搜索飙升!Perplexity披露数据:5月搜索量达7.8亿次,环比增长超20%
Hua Er Jie Jian Wen· 2025-06-06 03:22
AI搜索新贵Perplexity崛起,单月查询量飙升至达7.8亿。 当地时间周四,Perplexity首席执行官Aravind Srinivas在一场公开会议上透露,这家AI搜索引擎在5月处 理了7.8亿次查询,实现了超过20%的环比增长。 "这需要我们拥有一个浏览器,并以最无缝的方式混合使用客户端和服务器端的计算能力。 这就需要我们重新思考整个浏览器的概念。" 对比2022年公司成立初期,单日查询量仅为3000次,如今已飙升至每天3000万次查询。 Srinivas在会上表示,这是一个"令人惊讶的增长": "如果能维持当前增长率,一年后我们每周将处理10亿次查询。" 从被动应答到主动执行,公司重点押注其Comet浏览器 Perplexity正在开发的Comet浏览器被定位为公司增长的重要引擎。Srinivas强调,浏览器将为公司带 来"无限留存"的优势: "如果用户使用浏览器,他们在搜索栏、新标签页、边栏上的所有操作,甚至他们浏览的所 有页面,都将转化为每个活跃用户产生的额外查询。" Perplexity开发Comet的核心理念是改变AI的角色定位,从仅提供答案转变为代表用户执行操作。 Srinivas解释 ...
小米胜诉,获赔55万;京东美团等外卖平台被五部门约谈;迪奥就客户信息泄露致歉;哪吒汽车被申请破产;极氪回应吉利私有化提议丨邦早报
创业邦· 2025-05-13 23:52
Core Viewpoint - The article discusses various recent developments in different companies and industries, highlighting regulatory actions, legal disputes, financial performance, and strategic changes. Group 1: Regulatory Actions and Legal Issues - Five government departments have interviewed major food delivery platforms like JD.com, Meituan, and Ele.me regarding competition issues, urging them to comply with relevant laws and ensure fair competition [2] - Dior has reported a data breach affecting customer information, prompting the company to take immediate measures to control the situation and advise customers to be cautious [2] - Xiaomi won a lawsuit against Juhao Technology for defamation, resulting in a compensation of 550,000 yuan and a requirement for Juhao to publish a statement to mitigate the impact [3][4] Group 2: Company Financial Performance - JD Group reported a revenue of 301.1 billion yuan for Q1 2025, a year-on-year increase of 15.8%, with a net profit of 10.9 billion yuan compared to 7.1 billion yuan in Q1 2024 [10] Group 3: Corporate Restructuring and Strategic Changes - Zeekr announced that it has not made any decisions regarding the privatization proposal from its parent company Geely, which currently holds approximately 65.7% of Zeekr's shares [7] - Honor has established a new AI division and implemented a competitive recruitment process for key positions in China, with 45% of the positions seeing changes [9] - Nissan plans to reduce its production facilities from 17 to 10 by the 2027 fiscal year and aims to cut 20,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan [16] Group 4: Market Trends and Product Launches - Toyota's new car sales in China increased by 20.8% in April, while Honda and Nissan experienced declines of 40.8% and 15.7%, respectively [22] - Samsung officially launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, starting at a price of 7,999 yuan, featuring advanced imaging capabilities and AI integration [20]
当 AI 成为新信仰,最可能重构生活的几个趋势
3 6 Ke· 2025-05-12 10:41
迄今为止发明的所有节省劳动力的机器没有减轻一个人的辛劳。 而到了以 AI、算法为代表的第四次工业革命时代,爱范儿注意到上述逻辑的延续与加重: 人被进一步原子化,成为了算法和 AI 模型的数据来源和输出对象。由于 AI 工具好用又便宜(甚至免费),人们不假思索便授权它代行社会各方面的细 小或宏大的工作。但我们并未充分认识到其中的一些陷阱,也没有准备好应对量变引发质变时的危机。 爱范儿的这一认知,和新任天主教教皇利奥的观点不谋而合。他对枢机团演讲提到 ,教会需要「应对另一场工业革命和人工智能领域的发展,这些发展 对捍卫人类尊严、正义和劳动提出了新的挑战。」 500 年前古登堡印刷机问世,打破了精英阶层的知识垄断。 知识、思想、意识形态的传播不再艰难,社会文盲率从 90% 左右滑落——印刷术的普及对于 塑造欧洲社会的现代性厥功至伟。 跨时代意义的技术及其普及,具有重构社会的能力。从后来的数次工业革命身上我们也看到了这一点: 工业革命改进了社会,总体评价是好的。但实际上在每一次工业革命中,作为社会最小单位的个人,总是不可避免地让渡自由和权利,换取在新秩序下的 生活质量与便利。 游戏规则无法抵抗,唯一自救途径是重新签署 ...