Twilio Alpha is a new program launched by Twilio's Emerging Technology and Innovation team to showcase their research on customer engagement and give developers hands-on access to their work. The first research area focuses on autonomous agents and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which will disrupt the industry and customer engagement as a whole. Twilio Alpha explores how AGI will change communication channels, customer data, and APIs, with the ultimate goal of unlocking exceptional customer engagement with autonomous agents. The program is divided into three stages: "Pizza Box Sketch", Prototype, and Developer Preview, allowing customers and developers to provide feedback and shape the work.