Agentify: The Art, Science, and Future of AI Agents
Why autonomous AI agents will redefine companies, products, and how work gets done
Artificial Intelligence has moved far beyond experimentation. In 2025, AI is no longer a side project — it’s becoming the operating system for modern businesses.
In a recent episode of Liftoff, we spoke with Michael Palmer, CEO and Chief Scientist of Taos Research Corporation and author of Agentify: The Art, Science, and Engineering of Successful AI Agents. With a career spanning robotics, Silicon Valley startups, venture capital, and enterprise leadership at U.S. Bank, Michael offers a rare, end-to-end perspective on where AI is heading — and what actually matters.
From Prompts to Agency
Most AI tools today are reactive. They wait for instructions, respond to prompts, and stop there. Michael describes these as “agents without agency.” The next wave, however, will be fundamentally different.
True AI agents will …
