Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie shared his vision for the future of enterprise software at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference.
Generally, once you have a business process, you want to be able to define that in, effectively, business logic with deterministic systems — just because the risk of that changing any given day is very high.
Levie believes that AI agents will not replace enterprise SaaS companies, but instead, a hybrid combination of SaaS and agents will emerge, with SaaS handling core business workflows and agents riding on top.
Levie highlighted the risks of relying solely on AI agents for mission-critical tasks, citing examples of data leaks and unexpected production issues.
Author's summary: Levie predicts a hybrid future for enterprise SaaS and AI agents.