This week, we’re diving into AI Agents - or what I technically call - the “Mini-Me's" of the AI world 😂.

These digital helpers are taking AI beyond tools as we know them. And turning AI into something more interactive, more autonomous, and, frankly, more decisive for how we work and live.

It's the most important development of 2025 in AI, so I'm breaking it down into the 3 questions I get more often from people:

1. What Are Agents?

If traditional AI tools are like a toolbox, Agents are the handy worker who picks the right tool for the job, and does the job for you.

At their core, Agents are autonomous programs designed to handle specific tasks, execute them independently, and even make decisions along the way. Think of them as AI assistants that not only answer your questions, but also take action.

• What this looks like: Instead of asking ChatGPT for advice on organizing your team’s offsite, you’d tell an Agent, “Plan the team offsite.” The Agent could find venues, compare catering options, email invites and book rooms.

2. How Will They Affect How We Work and Live?

At Work

• Streamlining Processes: Agents can take over repetitive workflows - think managing approvals, processing invoices, or summarizing reports.
• Smart Task Delegation: They act as your "Mini-Me", for instance handling admin tasks so you can focus on strategic or creative work.
• Cross-Functional Helpers: Imagine an Agent that bridges gaps between departments, like automatically updating marketing when sales closes a deal or flagging legal for contract reviews.

In Life

• Personal Productivity: Agents can handle everyday tasks, like scheduling appointments or creating and executing on your shopping list.
• Family Coordination: “Find a birthday gift for a 5-year-old” could lead to an Agent handling everything - from suggesting options to buying the gift online.
• Lifelong Learning: Agents can tailor learning paths for skills you want to master or hobbies you want to pursue, acting as "kind reminders" or personal tutors.

3. What Can We Do Right Now to Use Them?

Here’s the exciting part: you don’t have to wait for some futuristic launch to start using Agents. They’re already here.

Some people debate if we truly have agents already available, but there are instances of technology that have some form of what we call agentic capabilities

Features such as ChatGPT’s new TASKS (released last week) are giving us a taste of what’s possible.

What You Can Do Today:

1. Experiment with TASKS in ChatGPT: Use it to create multi-step workflows. For example, “Give me a weekly digest of the main news in Marketing & Branding, send it to my email every Monday morning, neatly formatted and ready to go"
2. Think Big but Start Small: Start with one task or workflow you handle manually today. Could an Agent streamline it? (Pro tip: it probably can.)

Bringing It All Together

Agents aren’t just another AI buzzword (well maybe they are 😂).

But for me, they’re the next evolution in how we work and live.

Because they will turn AI from something that can be a sounding board... to something that can be our little (big) helper for all things.

I’ll see you next week.

P.S. - I became a Linkedin Learning Instructor and here's my first Linkedin Course - “Nano Tips for understanding AI’s impact in Business”. A series of short-form videos, with 7 minutes of practical tips on how to start applying AI TODAY.

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