AI agents in the workplace: unpreparedness and the question of 'agent HR'
WIRED reports that AI agents are flooding workplaces and no one is prepared. Dataiku is building "HR" for agents, with promotions, handovers and a kill switch.
Who is affected and how
- HR professional
- Managing AI agents will require new rules on permissions, accountability and shutdown.
- manager
- When deploying agents, accountability and human review must be clarified.
- employee
- Alongside digital colleagues, the value of human supervisory and oversight roles may grow.
Sources
- AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It | WIREDwired.com · Sep 28, 2026
- AI agents are joining your workforce. Your workforce isn’t ready - The Next Webthenextweb.com · Sep 29, 2026
- AI agents are flooding workplaces and nobody is preparedaiforradalom.hu · Sep 28, 2026 · magyar
- They don't get sick and never sleep: AI employees and digital colleague clones have arrivedhr portál · Sep 30, 2026 · Hungarian
- Dataiku is building HR for AI agents, complete with promotions, handovers and a kill switch - GEC Newswiregecnewswire.com · Sep 28, 2026
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