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This Tuesday morning, AI agents are poised to redefine how businesses operate and how we interact with technology, with a significant push towards practical applications and new payment methods. Both TipRanks and Let's Data Science report that agentic AI, capable of multi-step, autonomous workflows, is seen as a major channel, with 55% of merchants expecting AI agents to become a primary transaction method. What's more, Ripple is deepening its AI focus, with crypto.news and U.Today confirming the XRP Ledger now supports AI agent payments using XRP and Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD. This means AI agents can settle transactions directly on-chain for APIs and compute services. Ripple is also hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its GenAI Platform to build AI systems for multi-agent orchestration. Adobe is also committing to AI-powered workflows, introducing a new creative AI agent across Firefly and Creative Cloud, as detailed by simplywall.st. This aims to make complex design tasks more accessible. Hostinger highlights that AI agent builders are simplifying the creation of these sophisticated agents, with tools like OpenAI Agent Builder and Microsoft Copilot Studio leading the charge. As AI agents become more prevalent, the need for robust infrastructure is clear. livebitcoinnews.com reports Sui claiming 1 million operations per second, while The Currency Analytics notes NEAR blockchain has released an upgrade specifically for AI agents, aiming for faster, more efficient transactions. But then, as AI agents gain capabilities, regulation and control become critical. The News International reveals Estonia plans to issue "AI ID codes" to give AI assistants limited and controllable powers, ensuring accountability. DeepMind, according to The Neuron, has published an AI Control Roadmap, focusing on practical controls like passwords and emergency brakes to secure powerful internal AI agents. This means your interactions with online services, from shopping to financial transactions, could soon be handled by autonomous AI agents, requiring new levels of security and accountability from companies and governments alike.