Stripe Sessions 2026 | Developer keynote
This keynote at Stripe Sessions 2026 explores the transformative impact of AI agents on developer experience and business operations. Michelle Bu and Nilufer showcase new Stripe platform capabilities designed to empower AI agents, making them smarter, more capable, and trustworthy for building, maintaining, and operating businesses on Stripe. The discussion highlights solutions for overcoming common AI limitations, automating complex workflows, and ensuring human oversight in critical processes.
- AI agents, while great at interpreting complex tasks, are inherently non-deterministic and "eager to please." This makes them powerful but also risky when they need to handle financial actions like refunds or subscription changes, as they won't always act exactly as intended. Read →
- AI agents need concrete capability to act, not just intelligence to advise. Stripe is building direct action tools for them. Read →
- Stripe, at Sessions 2026, debuted Checkout Studio, a visual builder for optimizing your checkout flow directly in the dashboard. Read →
- AI agents are evolving past just writing code. Michelle Bu noted at Stripe Sessions 2026 that founders now want agents to operate their businesses, handling routine tasks like subscription updates, billing questions, and refund requests. Read →