The founder and CEO of Cardano’s Input Output said Google, Amazon and Facebook are terrified because AI agents will not behave like humans when confronted with ads.
What to know : Charles Hoskinson told the Consensus 2026 conference that AI agents will dominate internet searches, commerce and activity by 2035, disrupting the core business models of Google, Amazon and Facebook. He argued that AI agents, which do not click ads or have brand loyalty, will upend advertising-driven platforms and increasingly handle crypto tasks such as due diligence, transaction execution and DeFi interactions. Hoskinson urged crypto users to retain direct control over their data, identity and assets, criticized ecosystem fragmentation and poor user experience, and pointed to institutional shifts like JPMorgan’s embrace of blockchain as signs of a maturing industry.
