{"id":186537,"date":"2026-02-11T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:35:09","slug":"ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"AI threatens to eat business software \u2013 and it could change the way we work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546\">AI threatens to eat business software \u2013 and it could change the way we work<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-11 23:23:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Software-as-a-Service Decline:<\/strong> Shares of SaaS companies such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Oracle have recently dropped due to the emergence of new AI tools. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Dependency on SaaS:<\/strong> These software tools manage crucial business operations like payroll, purchasing, and customer service, making switching costly and challenging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rise of Agentic AI:<\/strong> New AI tools such as Anthropic&#8217;s Cowork, and others, are anticipated to decrease reliance on traditional SaaS.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI&#8217;s Capability:<\/strong> These tools can now write software code and perform complex tasks, potentially replacing traditional software engineering roles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Job Market Impact:<\/strong> The advent and advancement of AI tools raise concerns about job security, especially in white-collar roles like software engineering and law.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shift in Business Models:<\/strong> SaaS providers might need to adapt pricing models, shifting from per-user charges to usage-based billing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limits to AI Adoption:<\/strong> The transition to AI usage is constrained by incomplete AI potential realization, required organizational changes, and regulatory risks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technological Evolution:<\/strong> Despite changes, significant transformations in SaaS and the impact of agentic AI are underway, though evolving legal frameworks and social norms may lag behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI threatens to eat business software \u2013 and it could change the way we work&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/717562\/original\/file-20260211-56-jl872x.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C396%2C4744%2C2372&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186539,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186537\/revisions\/186539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}