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The autonomous business means new roles and requirements.
Skilled tech professionals will help ensure agents are integrated.
But course correctors and business collaborators hold the key.
AI is supporting the rise of the autonomous business, where some of the roles we take for granted today -- from basic operational tasks to decision-making responsibilities -- are fulfilled by agents that can discover, negotiate, and transact.
There's widespread fear that this age of autonomy will mean less work for professionals, particularly in IT departments. However, as we saw recently, the future of work will require a careful blend of human expertise and AI capabilities, where professionals work effectively and productively with their agentic counterparts.
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So, what skills will help you excel in the agentic workplace of the future? The experts suggested that three types of professionals will be crucial: tech-savvy enablers, agentic course-correctors, and outcome-focused collaborators.
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