As Cisco Systems Inc. held its WebexOne conference this week in San Diego, to no one’s shock the theme of the 2025 event was artificial intelligence — and, of all the markets Cisco plays in, the ones Webex addresses have the most direct end user impact. “We are squarely in the next era of AI, where we are moving from chat bots that answer questions to agents that are going to conduct tasks and jobs almost fully autonomously on our behalf,” said Cisco Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel.
