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AI Agent Ambition vs. Reality: Enterprises Expect Mass 2027 Deployment, But ‘Sprawl’ and Skills Gaps Keep 97% From Scaling
If 2025 feels like the year AI agents finally arrived, 2027 may make it look tame by comparison, with analysts projecting an outright surge in enterprise-grade bots. But for now, even as companies adopt these digital workers, their ambitions far outpace their execution; 97 percent have yet to figure out how to scale agents across […]
68% of Companies Use AI, but Frontier Firms Are Driving Real Enterprise Impact
Seven months ago, Microsoft introduced the concept of the Frontier Firm, arguing that AI would fundamentally reshape the enterprise. Its research predicted that within two to five years, most companies would be well on their way to becoming AI-native. Now, a new Microsoft-commissioned study by IDC offers an early look at that trajectory—and how closely […]
SAP Plans to Train 12 Million People in AI Skills by 2030
SAP is betting big that it can help more people learn about artificial intelligence. The enterprise software company has set a goal of equipping 12 million more people worldwide with AI-ready digital skills over the next five years. The idea is to better prepare the global workforce for AI’s disruptive impact. This isn’t the first […]
Lattice Transforms the Workplace with Habit-Focused AI Agents
Weeks ago, when Sarah Franklin proclaimed that Lattice was in its “refounding” moment, it wasn’t just a catchy phrase—she had her eyes set on reimagining what the people management platform could become in the AI era. While she was initially reserved about what she could disclose, Franklin is opening up and sharing what Lattice is […]
Lattice’s ‘Refounding’ Moment
Much has changed in the world of human resources since entrepreneurs Jack Altman and Eric Koslow graduated from Y Combinator in 2016. The duo had launched a startup called Lattice, built to improve organizational growth. They recognized there was a better way for companies to manage people—being proactive drove success. Though a technology firm, Lattice […]
AI Forces a Skills Reset: 85% of U.S. Workers Could See Roles Reshaped
Artificial intelligence is transforming not only the jobs people hold, but also the skills they rely on to do them. New data from LinkedIn shows that 85 percent of U.S. professionals could see at least a quarter of their skills affected by AI. In other words, a significant portion of workers’ expertise may need to […]
Zoom Pledges $10 Million to Make AI Education Accessible to All
Product announcements aren’t the only news Zoom is making at its Zoomtopia event. The cloud-based video conferencing company has also revealed it’s committing $10 million over three years through a combination of grants to improve AI education and opportunity. The investments are being made through Zoom’s philanthropic arm, Zoom Cares. “AI should not be a […]
Everyone’s a Prompt Engineer Now
Artificial intelligence existed for decades before ChatGPT, but it mostly operated behind the scenes—powering recommendation engines, detecting fraud, and optimizing logistics. Back then, technical professionals like engineers and data scientists were the ones steering these systems. But with the rise of generative AI in the workplace, anyone can now instruct the bots on what to […]
Developer Confidence in AI Is Dropping, Even as Use Rises
AI has become a go-to tool for writing code, but the developers using it are growing more skeptical of its output. New research from Stack Overflow reveals 84 percent of programmers saying they’re planning to or are using AI in their workflows, up eight points from last year. Yet nearly half—46 percent—say they no longer […]
Daily AI Users at Work Report Higher Productivity and Job Satisfaction, Says Slack
Marc Benioff’s vision of a digital labor force is no longer hypothetical—it’s starting to take shape. Days after his company, Salesforce, launched its fourth-generation agentic development platform capable of scaling AI agents across business use cases, its subsidiary Slack released its latest Workforce Index report, which shows AI gaining acceptance among workers. According to the […]