Oracle is revamping its cloud-based financial and operational software to work with AI agents, enabling users to pose business questions while AI systems determine how to retrieve and analyse the relevant data.
The changes, set to be unveiled at an event in London, reflect a wider shift across enterprise technology providers as they redesign highly specialised software to integrate AI agents capable of executing tasks on behalf of users.
The move comes amid mounting investor concerns that advances in AI could erode demand for complex business software. Oracle’s shares have fallen roughly 40% this year, as markets weigh whether AI tools could replace traditional enterprise applications. Executives at the company have pushed back, arguing that Oracle is embedding AI deeply into its products to remain competitive.
At the centre of the update is Oracle’s Fusion suite, which underpins core business functions such as factory production planning and revenue collection. The company aims to simplify workflows by allowing users to focus on higher-level business questions, such as reducing the cost and time required to develop new products while managing supply chain risks.
According to Steve Miranda, Executive Vice President of Applications Development at the company, much of the data required for such decisions is currently fragmented across Oracle’s systems and third-party applications. AI agents will take over tasks, including data entry, aggregation and preliminary recommendations.
This shift, he said, will reduce the emphasis on repetitive administrative work and increase the importance of human judgement. Skills such as supplier negotiation and risk assessment will become more critical, while routine processes like entering invoices or purchase orders are expected to be largely automated.
“Decision-making remains with humans, but execution will increasingly be handled by AI,” Miranda noted.
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