What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?
Summary
Some startups are using AI agents as co-workers for tasks such as scheduling, coding, marketing and customer support. Their use is growing, but the article says agents can make mistakes, frustrate people who want human contact and replace some jobs; research cited has not found major productivity gains yet.Key Facts
- Anything has 15 human employees and roughly 150 AI agents, according to its founder, Dhruv Amin.
- Amin predicts that companies will soon have more AI agents than human employees.
- McKinsey’s survey found that about 40% of large organizations used AI agents in some capacity between May 2025 and June 2026, up from 27% the previous year.
- A Boston Consulting Group report said companies expect to reduce their workforces by 10% to 15% over the next few years as they assign more work to AI.
- The article says MIT research has not found major productivity gains from AI in companies so far.
- Lindy said it cut its staff from nearly 50 to about 20 and filled many open roles with AI agents.
- AI agents can handle tasks in parallel, but they can also make mistakes and create extra work for employees who manage them.
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