{"id":22579,"date":"2025-06-05T15:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=22579"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:18:57","slug":"inside-sage-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/inside-sage-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Sage Future: Agentic AI and the future of High-Performance Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/growth-customers\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Growth &amp; Customers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside Sage Future: Agentic AI and the future of High-Performance Finance\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-05T15:42:15+01:00\">5 June, 2025<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Inside Sage Future: Agentic AI and the future of High-Performance 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intelligent software that doesn\u2019t just assist but actively supports faster decisions, coordinated actions, and confident growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the launch of the agentic AI era\u2014a future powered by trustworthy, autonomous systems designed to work with you, not just for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 40,000 customers are already using Sage Copilot, and Sage has delivered billions of AI predictions across its platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now the focus is shifting from isolated features to orchestrated intelligence: a coordinated AI experience where autonomous agents (AI completing multiple tasks independently) can work together to manage end-to-end workflows, surface insights, and reduce manual effort across your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-3-waves-of-sage-ai\">The 3 Waves of Sage Ai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wave-1-task-based-ai\"><strong>Wave 1: Task-based AI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, Sage has 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officer Aaron Harris to explore how AI transforms business leadership and customer trust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/06\/04\/sage-unveils-ai-trust-label-to-empower-smbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage unveiled a new AI Trust Label<\/a>, bringing a new standard of transparency and accountability to AI development and deployment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/06\/04\/sage-unveils-ai-powered-roadmap-to-accelerate-high-performance-finance-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sage Intacct AI roadmap<\/a> revealed new Copilot features that automate key tasks across AP\/AR, accelerate month-end close, and enable predictive cash flow insights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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