ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK: Take me to your leader
To prevent artificial intelligence becoming anarchical intelligence, software maker Salesforce is creating a CEO to rule all your bots
20 April 2025 - 09:08
Your AI assistant wants a raise. It’s working overtime managing five other AI assistants, each more annoying than the last. One books your meetings at 2am, and another insists you really need a wellness webinar. The assistant has had enough — and nominates itself for promotion.
It turns out the machines are running into the same problem humans do: too many workers and not enough leadership. As AI agents proliferate across the workplace, they will need co-ordination, structure and a chain of command...
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