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May 9, 2024

The next act of GenAI: How to get AI ‘agents’ working like humans

AI agents have generated a lot of hype in the past year, but a new report outlines how they to be improved to become more useful


Tim Smith

5 min read

“Alice” is one of four so-called “digital workers" developed by London-based startup 11x

For over a year now — a long time in the era of GenAI — AI “agents” have been the next big thing, right around the corner.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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