AI agents are joining the org chart: 22% of managers already list them as coworkers

A BCG poll of 1,261 managers found 22% of organizations have added AI agents to corporate org charts. Startups like Skydive and products such as Microsoft Scout and Meta Muse market agents as "digital employees" with names, avatars and roles, while the risks of anthropomorphizing them remain largely unstudied.

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AI agents are joining the org chart: 22% of managers already list them as coworkers

BCG: 22% of 1,261 managers say their org added AI agents to the org chart
Skydive gives agents names, roles and Muppet avatars to work in Slack and email
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