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Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering a different phase of enterprise adoption. The first wave was about assistance. Employees used copilots to write, summarize, analyze, code, and search. The next wave is about execution, with AI agents capable of carrying out defined tasks and agentic systems coordinating multiple steps across a workflow. That shift changes the…
There is a quiet productivity crisis running through finance leadership, and it has nothing to do with market conditions or interest rates. More than half of CFOs believe AI will transform their role within the next three to five years, yet only 1% have fully integrated it into their work. Meanwhile, the majority of those…
In 2026, work has a habit of expanding into all the spaces around the actual job. A decision needs context, a conversation needs chasing, a document needs shaping before anyone can use it, and so on. None of this is wasted work exactly, but it is often the part that stops people getting to the…
More than half of employees are actively avoiding artificial intelligence tools at work, choosing to complete tasks manually instead, even as organisations continue to invest heavily in the technology. That’s according to data showing that 54 percent of workers bypassed AI tools at least once in the past month, while a further 33 percent have…
Last October, Adobe previewed a new assistant under the “Project Moonlight” moniker that could do tasks for you by tapping different Adobe apps like Acrobat, Photoshop, and Express. That product is now being launched as Firefly AI Assistant. The Firefly AI Assistant will be available in public beta in the coming weeks. The company didn’t…
Google workers are using a new software called Agent Smith to handle coding and other routine jobs. This AI tool allows employees to finish their work using only their mobile phones. According to reports from Business Insider, the tool is so popular that Google had to put limits on who can use it to keep…
Automating repetitive tasks in Excel can significantly enhance efficiency and Office Scripts provide a structured way to achieve this. By incorporating loops, you can create workflows that dynamically handle tasks such as generating PDFs for filtered dashboard views. For instance, Excel Off The Grid demonstrates how to use slicers in conjunction with loops to filter…
AI has passed a new benchmark, scoring better than the average human on a recognized creativity test involving 100,000 people. But there’s more to the story than the results, underpinning how difficult it is to put “creativity” in a measurable box. Université de Montréal researchers led a large-scale study that pit 100,000 humans against the…
What if your next productivity partner wasn’t human, but an AI that feels like a seamless extension of your workflow? Wes Roth explores how the new innovative Claude Cowork redefines what’s possible in AI-driven productivity. Far from being just another coding assistant, Cowork ventures into uncharted territory, offering file organization, spreadsheet creation, and even browser-based…
