AI agents becoming more relevant than humans by 2035 has Big Tech 'terrified', says Hoskinson
Key takeaways
- The founder and CEO of Cardano’s Input Output said Google, Amazon and Facebook are terrified because AI agents will not behave like humans when confronted with ads.
- In his keynote at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday, Hoskinson also said that “by 2035, the majority of searches, commerce and activity on the internet will be AI agents instead of people.”
- He said the change threatens existing business models.
The founder and CEO of Cardano’s Input Output said Google, Amazon and Facebook are terrified because AI agents will not behave like humans when confronted with ads. By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Nikhilesh De May 6, 2026, 10:35 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on “Agents are becoming more relevant to the internet than humans are,” said Charles Hoskinson. (CoinDesk)What to know: Charles Hoskinson told the Consensus 2026 conference that AI agents will dominate internet searches, commerce and activity by 2035, disrupting the core business models of Google, Amazon and Facebook.He argued that AI agents, which do not click ads or have brand loyalty, will upend advertising-driven platforms and increasingly handle crypto tasks such as due diligence, transaction execution and DeFi interactions.Hoskinson urged crypto users to retain direct control over their data, identity and assets, criticized ecosystem fragmentation and poor user experience, and pointed to institutional shifts like JPMorgan’s embrace of blockchain as signs of a maturing industry.AI agents will become more relevant than humans on the internet within the next decade, a shift already already forcing Google, Facebook and Amazon to react, said Charles Hoskinson.
In his keynote at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday, Hoskinson also said that “by 2035, the majority of searches, commerce and activity on the internet will be AI agents instead of people.”
He said the change threatens existing business models. “Amazon, Google, Facebook, they’re terrified of the agentic revolution,” Hoskinson said, adding that companies are investing heavily because “all of their business models are going to be disrupted."