The Latest AIX Files is out! When some hear the word agent, they think Bond, James Bond. When I hear the word agent, I think of George Smiley, the spectral and bespectacled spy featured in the novels of the great John LeCarre: “Most of the time we go about our business, and it’s dull, it’s pedestrian, it’s routine, it’s practical…Spying is waiting... Everything is shades of grey.” Smiley’s spycraft was not exactly the stuff of Bondian derring-do, but it was ruthlessly effective.
AI agents, on the other hand, don’t sip dry martinis in safehouses, infiltrate and expose espionage networks or effect the transfer of “assets” at heavily fortified border crossings. Today's column addresses:
- Benefits of Integrating AI Agents into the Workplace
- Onboarding AI Agents
- Potential Conflicts Between AI Agents and Human Employees
- Mitigating Conflicts Between AI Agents and Human Employees
Includes a sneak preview of next week's pod with David Foote, of the eponymous Foote Partners, who joins me for the second in a series of talks on The Big Shift- several tectonic changes sweeping through the workplace, driven by several key high-momentum technologies, including, of course, AI. We examine the shifts in supply versus demand and especially pay for tech skills. Check it out!
