# VCs Fund AI Agents' Second-Order Fallout Before It Hits

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/vcs-fund-ai-agents-second-order-fallout-before-it-hits-2lw7>
> Published: 2026-08-18 17:45:13+00:00

# VCs Fund AI Agents' Second-Order Fallout Before It Hits

By Josipa Majic Predin, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)As AI agents take over more work, a new investable market is emerging: the technical and human problems they leave behind.

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