"The future of work is here": Oracle unveils build-an-AI-agent studio
"We’re entering a period that will fundamentally change how we work across functions and industries."
Why hire a new colleague when you can simply build one?
That's the question which is likely to be asked by growing numbers of bosses as the agentic AI revolution gathers pace and companies start to rely on ever-increasing numbers of digital employees.
Now Oracle has unveiled a new platform for "creating, extending, deploying, and managing" both AI agents and teams - an innovation one analyst described as representing the "the future of work".
The Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications is part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite and offers a range of tools for the creation of customized AI agents that "address complex business needs and can help drive new levels of productivity".
"AI agents are the next phase of evolution in enterprise applications and just like with existing applications, business leaders need the flexibility to create specific functionality to address their unique and evolving business needs,” said Steve Miranda, executive vice president of applications at Oracle.
"Our AI Agent Studio builds on the 50+ AI agents we have already introduced and gives our customers and partners the flexibility to easily create and manage their own AI agents. With the agents already embedded in Fusion Applications and our new AI Agent Studio, customers will be able to further extend automation and ultimately, achieve more while spending less."
Oracle AI Agent Studio is available at no extra cost, offering testing, validation, and built-in security. Using the same technology that Oracle uses to create AI agents, it enables users to customise pre-fabricated agents or create entirely new ones.
All users will need to is create agents using pre-built templates paired with natural language prompts. Oracle customers also have the flexibility to choose from specialised LLMs optimised for Fusion applications, like Llama and Cohere, or integrate external industry-specific models.
Analysts praised the new studio, healing as a major step into a brave new world of agentic AI.
Mickey North Rizza, group vice president, IDC, said: "The future of work is upon us, and Oracle is helping its customers and partners quickly and easily take advantage of agents in a way that will drive meaningful business value. To have this kind of functionality at no extra cost is a huge win for Oracle customers."
Lan Guan, chief AI officer at Accenture, said it clients are using AI reinvent processes and "transform the way they work".
"According to our recent research, agentic architectures featuring AI agents will enter the mainstream in 2025, with three times as many organizations planning to invest in these capabilities compared to 2024," Guan said.
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It's hoped that Oracle's innovation will allow better management of monitoring of agents.
"With the rapid rise of AI agents, organizations are facing an ongoing challenge of how to manage and measure the impact of these digital workers," said Mauro Schiavon, global chief commercial officer, Oracle Business, and principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP.
"As leaders look to demonstrate the ROI of their AI investments, platforms like Oracle’s new AI Agent Studio can enable customization that addresses unique business needs. We look forward to helping our joint clients across industries develop and deploy agentic AI for value creation and competitive edge."
Dan Priest, US chief AI officer with PWC, added: "Agents can help unlock the value of AI for the enterprise. We’re entering a period of agentic organisations that will fundamentally change how we work across functions and industries."
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