The Future of Agents Managing Agents

Introduction

The digital economy is about to shift in ways that make today’s automation look like dial-up internet. The next leap? Agents managing agents — AI systems that don’t just perform tasks, but coordinate, negotiate and delegate to other agents.

Why This Matters

Until now, humans managed the workflow. In the next economy:

Media agents will brief ad-buying agents.

Logistics agents will coordinate with supply chain agents.

Compliance agents will validate work for finance agents.

The human role shifts from “project manager” to goal setter.

The Implication

Speed and scale become unlimited. Agents can:

Work 24/7

Handle micro-transactions

Self-organise into networks

EchoBlack’s Role

At EchoBlack Media™, we’re already preparing client systems to plug into this world:

EchoPod™ for discoverable, voice-first content

EchoIQ™ for agent-ready indexing

EchoBot™ for real-time engagement with both humans and AI agents

Future belongs to those who are agent-ready.