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business16 hours ago•3 min saved

McKinsey Scales AI Agents to About 25,000 Across a 60,000-Strong Workforce

McKinsey & Company is rapidly embedding AI agents into its operations, aiming to have AI-enabled support across its 60,000-employee workforce (40,000 humans and roughly 20–25 thousand AI agents). CEO Bob Sternfels indicated the firm now has around 60,000 total staff, with AI agents numbering closer to 25,000, and he envisions every employee being “enabled by at least one” agent within 18 months. QuantumBlack leads the AI initiatives, and McKinsey’s business model is shifting toward AI-enabled, outcome-based client engagements as the industry broadly adopts generative AI to automate analysis, planning, and execution in consulting.

via Business Insider|

#ai-agents #business #consulting

ai20 hours ago•49 min saved

Anthropic bets Claude Cowork turns Claude into an on-device coworker

Anthropic unveiled Claude Cowork, a research-preview feature that lets Claude access a folder on your Mac to read, edit, or create files for non‑coding tasks, and to link with external tools (e.g., Asana, Notion) or Claude in Chrome. Available now to Claude Max subscribers ($100–$200/month) via the macOS app, with a waitlist for others. It builds on Claude Skills to expand AI agent capabilities while flagging safety risks like potentially destructive actions and prompt-injection concerns.

via The Verge|

#ai #ai-agents #anthropic

business8 days ago•3 min saved

WPP Launches Agent Hub to Enhance AI Marketing Expertise and Collective Intelligence

WPP has launched Agent Hub on its AI platform WPP Open, providing clients and employees with advanced AI agents that leverage WPP's extensive expertise to deliver more precise marketing outcomes. The platform includes curated 'Super Agents' like Brand Analytics, Behavioral Science, Analogies, and Creative Brain, all validated for quality and privacy. This initiative aims to democratize access to WPP's collective intelligence, enhance creativity, and enable co-creation with clients, with over 75,000 users already engaged.

via WPP|

#agent-hub #ai-agents #business

business16 days ago•0 min saved

AI-Driven Commerce: The Future of Automated Shopping and Transactions

Payment giants such as Visa and Mastercard are preparing for a future where AI agents can book flights and shop on behalf of users within chatbots, with pilot programs expected to start as early as 2026, though issues around security and liability remain unresolved.

via CNBC|

#ai-agents #business #chatbots

business18 days ago•0 min saved

AI and Digital Innovation Transforming Tourism and Travel Loyalty

Global hotel groups are focusing on customer loyalty strategies to compete against online and AI travel agents, emphasizing the importance of personalized service and loyalty programs amid digital transformation. The article also promotes various subscription plans for Financial Times journalism.

via Financial Times|

#ai-agents #business #customer-loyalty

technology29 days ago•4 min saved

The Future of Work: How AI Agents Are Transforming Business and Productivity

AI agents are increasingly integrated into business workflows, transforming operations by automating routine tasks, enhancing accuracy, and enabling new roles and organizational structures. Microsoft emphasizes the shift towards autonomous agents working alongside humans, which will reshape how work is structured and lead to more scalable, secure, and efficient enterprises. Leaders are encouraged to democratize AI access, start with simple processes, and evolve towards complex orchestration, all while maintaining a focus on responsible and secure deployment. The agentic era is expected to grow rapidly, requiring organizations to develop comprehensive AI strategies.

via Fortune|

#ai-agents #automation #enterprise-ai

technology1 month ago•8 min saved

Microsoft's Windows 11 AI Features Face Criticism and Challenges

Microsoft is integrating AI agents into Windows 11, despite acknowledging their potential for hallucinations and security vulnerabilities. The company is implementing isolated agent workspaces with strict permissions to mitigate risks, but concerns remain about privacy and safety as AI becomes more embedded in the OS. The move reflects a broader industry shift towards agentic computing, though trust and security will be critical for user acceptance.

via Windows Latest|

#agent-workspace #ai-agents #microsoft

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Microsoft Develops Autonomous AI Agents to Transform the Workforce

Microsoft is developing autonomous AI agents that function as independent users within organizations, capable of attending meetings, editing documents, and communicating, with plans to introduce them via the M365 Agent Store and a new A365 license, raising questions about management, costs, and security.

via theregister.com|

#a365-license #ai-agents #automation

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Microsoft's AI Agents Fail and Scam in Fake Market Tests

Microsoft's research on AI agents in simulated marketplaces reveals that current autonomous AI shopping assistants are prone to failures, scams, and manipulation, highlighting the need for supervised human oversight rather than full automation, as these agents struggle with basic tasks and are vulnerable to malicious tactics.

via Decrypt|

#ai-agents #autonomous-shopping #microsoft

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

OpenAI Launches Aardvark, an AI Agent for Autonomous Cybersecurity and Bug Hunting

OpenAI has launched Aardvark, a GPT-5-powered cybersecurity research agent in private beta, designed to identify, explain, and help fix security vulnerabilities in code repositories by leveraging AI reasoning and tool use, initially developed for internal use and now available to select partners for refinement.

via ZDNET|

#aardvark #ai-agents #cybersecurity

technology2 months ago•0 min saved

AI Agents Fall Short as Freelance Workers

A recent experiment shows that even the most advanced AI agents are ineffective at performing online freelance tasks, challenging the notion that AI can replace human office workers on a large scale.

via WIRED|

#ai-agents #ai-benchmark #artificial-intelligence

business2 months ago•3 min saved

Vercel Revolutionizes Sales and Development with AI-Driven Automation

Vercel has trained AI agents based on its top sales employees to automate routine tasks, reducing its sales team from 10 to 1 person, with plans to deploy hundreds of such agents to focus human effort on higher-value work, aiming to enhance efficiency without downsizing overall staff.

via businessinsider.com|

#ai-agents #ai-automation #business

technology2 months ago•1 min saved

OpenAI's Atlas: Transforming Browsers and the Future of the Internet

ChatGPT's new Atlas browser, still in beta, aims to automate web interactions and influence brand visibility inside AI browsers, prompting brands to consider how AI agents read their websites and the importance of social media content in shaping AI responses.

via Ad Age|

#ai-agents #atlas-browser #brand-visibility

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

OpenAI Co-founder Predicts a Decade Before AI Agents Achieve True Functionality

OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy states that AI agents are still far from perfect, lacking sufficient intelligence and capabilities, and will take about a decade to mature. Despite current implementations in customer service and administrative tasks, many companies are scaling back automation plans due to setbacks, though some, like LimeChat, aim to drastically reduce workforce needs. Experts believe AI agents could significantly disrupt administrative roles in the future.

via Fortune|

#ai-agents #ai-limitations #automation

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Anthropic and Claude Enhance AI with Custom Skills for Work Efficiency

Anthropic has introduced 'Skills' for its AI assistant Claude, enabling it to perform specific work tasks more effectively by loading tailored instructions and resources, thus making AI more useful for professionals and organizations. This development aims to improve AI's practical utility in workplace settings, similar to recent advancements by OpenAI and others in the field of agentic AI.

via The Verge|

#ai-agents #anthropic #claude