{"id":1473,"date":"2026-08-13T09:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/future-proof-with-ai\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:06:20","slug":"how-ai-agents-are-changing-the-way-we-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/future-proof-with-ai\/how-ai-agents-are-changing-the-way-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI Agents Are Changing the Way We Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>New research shows the next wave of AI expands both productivity and the scope of work.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For businesses, the most important question about agentic AI is whether it actually changes what work people can get done. The new working paper, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2606.07489v2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How AI Agents Reshape Knowledge Work: Autonomy, Efficiency, and Scope<\/a>,\u201d begins to answer that question. Co-written by HBS AI Institute affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/jeremyzyang.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeremy Yang<\/a> and using data from Perplexity, the paper outlines the immense changes in store when execution moves from workers\u2019 hands to a machine\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research suggests that AI agents can unlock value by helping humans push at the edges of what their roles can include. A manager may prototype a dashboard, a marketer could conduct deeper financial analysis, a lawyer might produce more polished client-ready materials, or a founder may move further into product and design work. 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