AI agents are not your “coworkers”

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MIT Technology Review AI
Published
2026-06-29
Primary topic
AI Agents

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Agent products, browser agents, autonomous workflows, operator systems, and orchestration tools. Use the original source for the full report, then use the directory shortcuts below to compare the products and workflows the story points toward.

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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one that your company nonetheless calls Alex, an…

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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one that your company nonetheless calls Alex, an…

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