February wrap-up: Let’s talk about agents 🕵️
By Jon Taylor on February 26, 2025The name's AI. Agentic AI.
Another AI industry buzzword or the next big thing for your business? The numbers speak for themselves.
If you’re a tech enthusiast, a serial LinkedIn scroller or a — gulp — avid reader of blogs from AI companies, there’s a very good chance that you’ve been coming across the term agentic AI more and more recently.
This month, our friends and partners UiPath released the excellent new 2025 Agentic AI Research Report. Based on an independent survey of over 250 IT executives, the report is aimed at helping businesses prepare for the era of agentic AI: how AI agents, automation and people are transforming the enterprise.
Some standout stats that jumped out to us include…
- 93% of execs are extremely or very interested in applying agentic AI to their business
- 45% are ready to invest in agentic AI in 2025
- 37% claim they already using agentic AI
The report is well worth a read. You can grab a copy here — and keep scrolling if you’re keen to learn what agentic AI means for your business…
Industry spotlight
Retail
What to watch out for at Retail Tech Show
In April we’re heading to the UK’s leading event for retail innovation, which brings together 15,000+ industry professionals and over 400 cutting-edge technology providers. Ahead of the Retail Technology Show 2025, get clued up on the must-see sessions and learn more about what’s in store.
Nexus Rental selects Peak as AI partner for tech-led innovation
We’re delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Nexus Rental, a leading provider of vehicle rental services, as it expands its technology operations by leveraging AI pricing strategies. The implementation is already delivering significant value, with the Nexus team recognizing the flexibility and technical expertise of Peak’s team.
Manufacturing
Construction industry chiefs urge companies to embrace AI
A number of leading figures in the industry have urged construction companies to make the most of the opportunities offered by AI, after the government pledged to make the UK a “world leader” in the AI space. Several key figures said the technology could improve many elements of the building process and potentially allow smoother, safer, cheaper projects.
Read more at ConstructionNews.co.uk
See you soon, Berlin 🇩🇪
We’re looking forward to heading over to Germany in April as a proud partner of the EPP Manufacturing Pricing Forum 2025. Focusing on “The Human Touch in a Digital Age: Pricing Strategies for Value Creation,” the forum will bring together manufacturing leaders to explore the latest trends in AI and data-driven pricing — making it a prime opportunity to connect, learn and bring fresh pricing strategies back to your business.
Webinar
What is agentic AI, anyway?
Agentic AI refers to an AI system which is designed to act autonomously, make decisions and complete tasks on behalf of users. But what does this mean for businesses, and why should you care? Join our agentic experts Chris Ashley (VP Strategy & Partnerships) and Mark Douthwaite (Lead AI Product Manager) online (Thursday 27 February, 14:00 GMT) to find out.
Peak in the press
Tackling post-holiday hurdles with AI
Tom Summerfield, our retail industry expert, wrote this exclusive piece for Customer Think — he explores the concept of “reinventing retail pricing” with AI, looking into the ways retailers can avoid post-holiday sales slumps by optimizing their pricing strategies.
Check out the article in Customer Think
On our radar
What’s caught our eye this month?
- The Beatles winning a grammy thanks to AI
- OpenAI introducing deep research, an agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of information and complete multi-step research tasks
- Coming together as a global team for our Peak India kick-off 🫶
- Ligentia’s CTO talks solving supply chain challenges with AI
- Getting out and about at the SAP Customer Experience event
- “WeWork India 6-a-side champions, you’ll never sing that”
- Rhyming things for Valentine’s Day 💜
- 1,000 AI agents developing their own government, culture and economy in Minecraft 🤯
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