Will An AI Agent Take Your Job?

This is episode three of the Agents Unleashed podcast — a show all about the latest developments in the fast-paced world of AI agents. In this episode, we look at some recent releases and moments from the previous week: OpenAI, Anthropic and McKinsey all putting out guides and reports on AI agents, ChatGPT 4o becoming so sycophantic the company had to address the issue, and an article from David Shapiro about the "future of work", where human labor gets replaced by work, and how the timeline for AGI or ASI complicates this shift. Resources mentioned in this episode:OpenAI's "A Practical Guide to Building Agents"Anthropic's guide to agentic codingMcKinsey's reportAgents Unleashed Episode 2, where David and Thomas talk about user-owned AIUniversity of Zurich study David Shapiro's X postAgents Unleashed is an ongoing event series focused on AI agents. Events have been held in 6 cities and counting, with 77+ speakers and over 2500 total attendees. Find out more about the next event here.Sponsored by Olas, the best way to own and monetize your AI agents. Get the details here.Theme music: "Forward" by Grand Project on Pixabay