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So your new ‘co-worker’ is an AI agent – here’s how to make the best of your human-machine relationship 

  • Written by Nigel Melville, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Michigan
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Judging by a slew of recent corporate announcements, your next “co-worker” might be an artificial intelligence agent – doing the work of an assistant, job scheduler, morning debriefer, learning coach and more.

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