<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?<br>Using AI for roles from executive assistants to chiefs of staff, companies are boasting about doing more with less, creating tension with their human workers<br>Arielle Pardes Thu 29 Oct 2026<br><br><<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/29/ai-agent-coworker" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/29/ai-agent-coworker</a>><br><div>Quote:</div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span>On an average workday, Dhruv Amin chats with dozens of colleagues to get things done at his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai" target="_blank">AI</a> startup Anything. He might ask Gwen, his executive assistant, to schedule a meeting, then troubleshoot a technical problem with Cody, his coding partner. Then he might check in with Betsy for search engine optimization, or Juno for onboarding customers. If the office runs out of snacks, he sends a Slack message to Justin, the office manager charged with stocking the kitchen.</div><p>But none of these co-workers are people. They’re artificial intelligence agents, software that handles tasks without human intervention.</p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">---------------------------------</span></p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Who needs people when you can use AI agents instead?</span></p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">BillK</span></p></div>
</div>