Signal Horizon 2 targets: agents on 80% of routine decisions, 50-70% faster time-to-market

Summary

This signal sets out targets for the second stage of EY's path to the superfluid enterprise, which it calls autonomous coordination. Here oversight moves from people inside each process to people supervising from above, as agentic AI, smart contracts and digital twins begin to operate together. EY expects AI agents to take over 80% of the decisions now considered routine, leaving exceptions, creative work and ethical oversight to humans. It adds that this line will move as AI grows able to support more complex judgments. Possible goals include responding 50% faster to market shifts and earning more than 200% return from ecosystem coordination. Manufacturers are said to be nearing this stage with adaptive production networks that shorten time to market by 50% to 70% and lower capital needs by 60%.