How AI Agents Are Changing Business - PwC’s Dan Priest with Nicholas Thompson

You've probably heard it already: AI is going to radically change the way we work. But the details change depending on who's making the prediction: AI will wipe out the C-suite, or entry-level jobs, or make us all into prompt engineers. Those scenarios are far-fetched, says Dan Priest. In his role as the Chief AI Officer at PwC, Priest sees firsthand how companies across the industrial landscape are utilizing AI– often in ways that clash with those fatalistic prognostications. In a vital conversation with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, Priest unpacks what he's learned about AI implementation, agents, and how businesses can adapt in the age of AI. (00:00) Introduction (02:30) The two extremes of AI adoption (04:46) Will we see a billion-dollar one-person company? (06:24) Why technology advances faster than implementation (07:32) Where is AI actually being deployed? From IT/code generation to CFO/CHRO functions (10:17) Specialist vs. generalist roles in an AI world (12:17) Should every employee have their own agent? (14:39) Agent performance limits: Task length, concentration windows, and why multi-model checks and balances matter (18:11) Who gains most from AI: top performers or early career workers? (21:37) Agentic applications (26:12) The hourglass organization: Replacing pyramid and diamond models with expanded entry points plus leadership, compressing middle management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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