"Instead of following set steps, they focus on achieving specific goals. With the right context, they independently marshal whatever tools, knowledge, and resources are needed to achieve it, with optimal human agency. They don't ask "how has this always been done?" Instead, they give you the leverage and power to ask, "what's the best way to solve this?" - and even, 'What's stopping me from doing that?' It sounds straightforward, but this simple shift has the power to unlock a "superhuman" effect."
"This breaks down the artificial boundaries that have constrained how we work for too long - the silos between functions, the limits of individual expertise, the old assumptions about what's possible in a workday. When a procurement analyst can seamlessly work with AI agents that understand finance, third-party risk, analyze vendor relationships and pathways through complex graphs, and vendor activity investigation and optimization, they're no longer just doing procurement."
AI and digital technologies have moved beyond whether they will transform work to focus on the speed of that transformation. KPMG's 2025 CEO Outlook shows nearly three-quarters of over 1,300 CEOs plan to invest 20% of budgets in AI within 12 months, with AI as the top investment priority. Organizations are hiring for AI skills and investing in upskilling rather than preparing for mass layoffs. AI agents operate as goal-oriented systems that marshal tools, knowledge, and resources to achieve outcomes, enabling professionals to cross functional silos. Augmentation with AI boosts economic activity, creates opportunities, and entails short-term disruption but transformative rewards.
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