AI Agents News Digest – November 4, 2025

Agentic AI Goes Mainstream: Scott Brinker, the "godfather of martech," kicked off the MarTech Conference today explaining how autonomous AI agents are reshaping marketing teams and customer engagement. Key takeaway: Start preparing your team for AI agents now—they're moving from tools to teammates.

Record AI Investment: Tech giants announced $47.7 billion in AI infrastructure deals. OpenAI plans a $1.4 trillion investment for computing power. What it means: AI demand is exploding, making now the time to build agent-powered solutions.

Control Your AI Agents: Bloomfilter unveiled the Agent Miner app, letting companies actually govern and measure how AI agents perform their jobs. Perfect for businesses worried about agent reliability.

Tax Filing Gets Automated: Avalara launched Avi, AI agents that handle tax returns while humans stay in control—you approve before anything files. A game-changer for compliance teams.

Check Your AI Visibility: Akii released a free AI Visibility Score showing how ChatGPT and Google AI find your business—essential for any company competing in AI search results.

Military AI Advances: Shield AI and HII successfully demonstrated autonomous vessel operations, signaling AI's expansion into defense.