You can’t scroll LinkedIn, Google News, or any tech or business journal without seeing several articles or posts about companies trying to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The demand for AI is here; it’s the Next New Thing; bigger than the ‘cloud’ hype we had in the early 2000/2010s.

And Oracle’s been on the cutting edge of AI in their database and SaaS solutions for several years, but this March 20th 2025 at Cloud World London, Oracle announced its next level-up on AI: Oracle’s AI Agent Studio. The AI Agent Studio is currently set to release in 25C, just in time for OCW fun.

Wait, What are AI Agents?

First, I personally like to think of features of AI in 3 different buckets: 1) Classic AI, 2) Generative AI, and 3) Agentic AI.

1. Classic AI uses complex algorithms and formulas to detect patterns, spot anomalies, and analyze data faster and more accurately than any human can. This gives us insights and patterns that we may not have ever known. Think of this as the Oracle EPM’s Intelligent Process Management (IPM) or Predictive Planning capabilities.

2. Generative AI uses LLMs to learn how to generate information within context – similar to ChatGPT or many of the features available in the Oracle Fusion suite today; like Create or Edit Posting Description Using Generative AI in HCM which helps generate job descriptions for hiring managers, or Generative AI for Supplies for Negotiation Messaging, which helps suppliers curate their language for negotiation messages within Redwood’s Supplier Experience.  

3. AI Agents are essentially embedded, autonomous digital ‘workers’ that you can enable and configure to help you execute tasks, plan actions, call other external tools for answers, and beyond. There are different types of AI Agents:

  • Conversational Agents – like chatbots, these interact with users (humans) or with other systems
  • Supervisory Agents – just as the name implies, it supervises other agents that are working on tasks to achieve a common goal
  • Functional Agents – assists with providing information or other processing tasks, like reading documents or checking schedules
  • Utility Agents  – more task based, and is usually called by other agents (like Functional or Supervisory Agents) to help do a specific item they need done; like querying a database or retrieving a specific document.

One of the most interesting things about the Oracle AI Agents, in my perspective, is that you can group multiple Agents together to orchestrate and streamline a business process. Meaning, if there are lot of little tasks to do one bigger task; multiple AI Agents can be configured to work together to accomplish the goal.

Currently Oracle offers over 100 delivered AI Agents in the SaaS platform and has hundreds more planned. This is exciting (personally, I’m very excited for the new Agents that will be rolling out into the Oracle EPM Platform; like the Master Data Matching Agent for Oracle EDM or the Account Reconciliation Agent). However, with so many of these AI Agents delivered and, on the roadmap, there’s still no way that Oracle can tackle every use case, for every business process, for every industry. That would be nearly impossible…

And that’s where the Oracle AI Agent studio is going to be a game-changer.

What is Oracle AI Agent Studio?

Oracle AI Agent Studio is embedded module within the Fusion platform that simplifies the creation and deployment of AI Agents for Oracle’s Fusion* enterprise applications. It provides an environment where organizations can develop intelligent AI Agents that automate complex business processes, enhance user interactions, and drive operational efficiency.

AI Agent Studio will allow you to take existing Oracle Agents and tweak them for your unique dataset, your use cases, and your industry needs – or make your own. The longer-term roadmap also boasts that it will be able to integrate with other systems via APIs or direct integration. It also ensures direct integration with Fusion & the data within it, considers Security and permissions of the users developing and calling the agents, and Governance; like the option to add “human-in-the-loop” on AI Agent tasks that may affect transactions or other critical data.

*Currently, Oracle AI Agent Studio is set to release only in Fusion applications (CX, Financials, SCM, HCM), not Oracle EPM. It is not confirmed if or when it will be introduced to Oracle EPM.

How to Get Involved with Oracle AI Agent Studio

If you are an Oracle Fusion Customer: Join the Early Adopter Program & Watch Cloud Customer Connect for Updates

Oracle typically offers early access programs for new products like AI Agent Studio. Visit Oracle’s developer portal or contact your Oracle representative to inquire about participation opportunities, which may provide hands-on experience with the platform before general availability.

Per this Oracle community article, this is what you need to apply:

Please send an email to gen_ai_coe_program_grp@oracle.com and include the following information:

  1. Customer Name
  2. Customer Admin email (this should be the same username as Oracle Support account)
  3. Production Pod Name
  4. Confirmation that you understand the pre-requisites

If you are an Oracle Partner: Attend Oracle Partner Training and Webinars

Oracle regularly hosts events, webinars, and workshops focused on their AI offerings to keep their Partners on the cutting edge.  If you are an Oracle Partner, I recommend logging in with your Oracle account and watching this replay of the Partner webcast on the introduction of Oracle AI Agent Studio. There’s also an upcoming Partner training on May 28th.

An Exciting Time for Oracle AI

Oracle AI Agent Studio represents a significant advancement in Oracle’s AI development, bringing together the power of cutting-edge AI models with configuration flexibility. By simplifying the creation and management of AI Agents, Oracle is enabling organizations to further transform their processes and supercharge efficiency.

Whether you’re a developer, user, or executive sponsor, Oracle AI Agent Studio offers an accessible entry point into the world of enterprise AI Agents, promising to deliver tangible value through intelligent automation and augmented human capabilities. I’m personally excited to see what innovation the collective Oracle community has in store with this exciting platform.