AXIOS January 10, 2025
AI technology is advancing rapidly and if you’re not already using it at work, brace yourself.
Why it matters: That was Sam Altman’s message, buried in a blog post.
- “We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents ‘join the workforce’ and materially change the output of companies,” writes the OpenAI founder.
State of play: The possibility of using AI agents to do work instead of expensive humans has some companies super excited. It’s making many workers super anxious.
- Distinct from an AI chatbot, an AI agent can work autonomously. You tell it what to do, and the agent goes off and does it in the real world. In other words, it could theoretically...