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Artificial intelligence<\/span> agents are emerging as an instrument of transformation in the workforce, with the potential to replace humans in traditional roles, according to computer scientist Lee Kai-fu, founder and CEO of the Chinese start-up 01.AI<\/span>.<\/div>\n
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“The basic unit of a company will evolve from a human being to an AI agent,” Lee said on Thursday at a summit on disruptive technologies hosted by Swiss bank UBS. AI agents are software apps that use AI to autonomously execute tasks and achieve goals on behalf of users.<\/p>\n

Lee pointed out that AI agents could operate around the clock, be replicated infinitely, and scale effortlessly – capabilities unmatched by human workers. “If you have a super employee, you can’t replicate [them], right? Human cloning is not legal, but AI agent cloning is perfectly fine, and they will scale,” he said.<\/p>\n

“You can completely use agents as Lego blocks,” he said. “So you have a Lego block that’s [human resources], a Lego block that’s legal, a Lego block that is finance, and then a Lego block for customer service, et cetera.”<\/p>\n

“Then you can have a huge, giant Lego-created machinery that is your company agent, where the CEO interacts and manages the company, and that’s what [OpenAI CEO] Sam Altman means when he says there will be US$1 billion companies.”<\/p>\n

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AI agents are software apps that leverage AI to autonomously perform tasks for users. Photo: Shutterstock Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Artificial intelligence agents are emerging as an instrument of transformation in the workforce, with the potential to replace humans in traditional roles, according to computer scientist Lee Kai-fu, founder and CEO of the Chinese start-up 01.AI. Advertisement “The basic unit of a company will evolve from a human being to an AI agent,” Lee said…<\/p>\n

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