My latest opinion piece in the @FT. As AI transformation accelerates, I do foresee company hierarchies being rewritten. White-collar workers and middle managers who can neither work effectively with AI nor with people will face the greatest risk of displacement. More in chapter 8 of my new book AI Native “The Rise of the AI Native DRI” https://ainativebook.com

AI Native - The Mandate to Transform Your Company by Kai-Fu Lee

Source: https://www.ainativebook.com/ Two years ago, the best AI agents could autonomously complete tasks that took a human expert roughly six minutes to complete. Today, top AI agents across nearly all white-collar industries, can complete the workday of the smartest humans in less time than a coffee break—at a fraction of the cost.

What happens when the most expensive thing that companies buy, human thinking, becomes practically free?

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Financial Times (@FT): AI agents need middle managers too https://t.co/TWEvFAgqr8 | opinion