AI Agent Developments - Friday, February 14, 2025 The AI agent landscape saw transformative advancements today, led by healthcare breakthroughs and industry-specific automation. NeuralCure AI announced its platform can compress a century of medical research into one day using AI-driven diagnostics and digital twin simulations for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic disorders. In market dynamics, the global AI agents market is now valued at $7.38 billion (2025), projected to reach $47.1 billion by 2030 with a 44.8% CAGR. Sector-specific adoption surged: - Agriculture: Predictive analytics for crop yields - Construction: Autonomous generative agents for structural modeling - Energy/Utilities: Edge AI platforms enabling real-time grid optimization Cybersecurity concerns emerged as experts warned of AI-powered ransom agents capable of automated phishing campaigns and social media scraping for extortion. Meanwhile, corporate momentum grew with Cerebras partnering with Perplexity AI to launch its Sonar model, delivering AI-first search at 1,200 tokens/second via Meta’s Llama 3.3 architecture. Edge computing solidified its role in industrial AI, with Barbara’s platform demonstrating predictive maintenance improvements in manufacturing and water treatment. Microsoft and Salesforce doubled down on enterprise-focused agentic AI, reporting a 36% boost in IT self-help success rates.