Last week, I watched a junior developer turn a simple ChatGPT wrapper into a fully autonomous agent that could research competitors, analyze their pricing strategies, and generate detailed market reports — all while she grabbed coffee. The transformation from static AI tools to dynamic, goal-driven agents is reshaping how we think about software development in 2026.

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Building AI agents isn't just about connecting to an LLM anymore. It's about creating systems that can think, plan, use tools, and adapt to achieve complex goals.…