AI Agents Are Failing at Scale. Here’s Why

Описание: 95% of AI agents failed last year. Don’t build another one that'll end up in the graveyard 👇
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Everyone promised AI agents would run businesses in 2025.

What they didn’t tell you is most of them quietly failed.

In this episode, James and Tanya break down what AI agents actually are, why so many are sitting in a graveyard, and how business owners should really be thinking about them heading into 2026.

They call BS on fully autonomous agents, explain the hidden cost risks with APIs, and walk through how to build agents that solve real problems instead of creating new ones.

This is practical, experience-based advice from building and breaking AI agents inside real businesses.

If you’re experimenting with AI agents or thinking about deploying them in your business, this episode will save you time, money, and frustration.

Chapters:

00:00 – The Reality of AI Agents
00:52 – What an AI Agent Actually Is
03:27 – BS or No BS: AI Agent Myths
04:23 – Why Most AI Agents Fail
06:25 – Strategy Comes Before Agents
09:37 – API Costs and Hidden Spend
12:16 – How to Build Agents Properly
15:05 – Why Fully Autonomous Agents Break
17:50 – Where AI Agents Actually Work
19:52 – Final Advice Before You Build

Key Points

• 95% of AI agents failed due to poor strategy
• Most failures are leadership issues, not technical ones
• Fully autonomous agents are risky for most businesses
• API costs can spiral fast without limits
• Event-based agents are safer than scheduled ones
• Build simple automations before agents
• Human-in-the-loop is non-negotiable
• Killing a bad agent is often the right move

Section Summaries

1. What AI Agents Really Are
Agents make decisions autonomously. That power is also the risk.

2. Why the AI Agent Graveyard Exists
Most agents were built without a real business problem to solve.

3. Cost and Security Blind Spots
APIs cost real money and mistakes compound quickly.

4. How to Build Agents Safely
Start simple, test with humans involved, then scale carefully.

5. Where Agents Actually Add Value
Sales qualification, support, and customer success outperform hype use cases.

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