17 tech executives reveal how AI agents are changing work and hiring

What happened: At an AI Insider dinner in San Francisco sponsored by Dash0, tech executives said every attendee had used multiple AI agents at work that day, and discussed context, hiring, and software disruption. Key numbers: No concrete figures were given. Why it matters: Executives said context determines whether agents are useful, warned mid-career engineers may face the most pressure, and predicted status meetings and some software could fade. Sign up for the AI Insider newsletter here. Reach out to me via email at abarr@businessinsider.com

At an AI Insider dinner in San Francisco sponsored by Dash0, tech executives said every attendee had used multiple AI agents at work that day, and discussed context, hiring, and software disruption.

Executives said context determines whether agents are useful, warned mid-career engineers may face the most pressure, and predicted status meetings and some software could fade. Sign up for the AI Insider newsletter here. Reach out to me via email at abarr@businessinsider.com