Workplace Automation

Nvidia’s reported AI-agent safety guardrail is putting HR technology governance in focus, where automated decisions demand stronger oversight and accountability.

Microsoft’s all-in-one Copilot app targets business users with AI agents, sharpening competition with OpenAI and Anthropic while seeking wider adoption.

The Economist asks whether developers will outpace every other profession in AI use, highlighting coding’s unusual fit with measurable automation.

Salesforce has rebuilt Slackbot into an enterprise AI agent that searches company data and takes action, intensifying competition with Microsoft and Google.

Ant, Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu are pushing AI work agents for enterprises, highlighting China’s shift from chatbots to workflow automation.

OpenAI says AI agents can handle longer, more complex work, reinforcing a wider push to automate compliance tasks for operators.

Lucanet introduced AI agents for finance and tax workflows, underscoring how enterprise software vendors are moving beyond copilots into task automation.

A new report argues AI agents are becoming a business edge, but thin sourcing means buyers should focus on deployment proof, controls, and ROI.

ServiceNow selects Claude as default model for Build Agent and deploys it across 29,000 employees, enabling AI-native workflows for enterprise customers.

A new benchmark called APEX-Agents shows that even leading AI models like GPT-5.2 and Gemini 3 Flash fail on most complex, multi-domain tasks drawn from professional fields like law and finance, raising doubts about their immediate readiness for the workplace.