AI Agents: Mirage Or Real Revolution? — With Dmitry Shevelenko
From Big Technology Podcast by Alex Kantrowitz
May 7, 2026 · 1h 2m
About this episode
Dmitry Shevelenko discusses the potential of AI agents and their impact on productivity and business.
Dimitri Shevelenko is the chief business officer of Perplexity. Shevelenko joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether the AI industry’s shift toward agentic 'super apps' and computer-using assistants will become a real business. Tune in to hear why Perplexity believes computer use is a durable productivity tool, how it thinks about consumer AI’s growth slowdown, and why multi-model orchestration could be a competitive advantage. We also cover AI search, enterprise adoption, trust and permissions, Chinese open-source models, pricing, and the economics of AI demand. Hit play for a sharp conversation on where AI products are heading next. Join Big Technology's AI Summit In San Francisco: https://summit.bigtechnology.com/ ——— Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Alex Kantrowitz
Guest: Dmitry Shevelenko
Topics covered
- AI agents
- super apps
- productivity tools
- consumer AI
- enterprise adoption
- AI search
- economics of AI
Keywords
- AI agents
- super apps
- Perplexity
- enterprise adoption
- AI search
- productivity
- consumer AI
- multi-model orchestration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Perplexity, Chinese open-source models
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