What if, instead of just being seen as a workplace tool, AI chatbots were embraced as just
By 2028, Gartner predicts that 33% of enterprise software applications will include "agentic AI," which is software that can perform workplace tasks, collect data, make simple decisions, and learn and adapt without human involvement. But in order to take advantage of the
"I think 'AI agent' is both too clinical and too vague — it's like there's a hooded figure coming to take your job," says Dan Thomson, founder and CEO of Sensay. "Positioning [these AI tools] as a colleague rather than an external agent, the AI essentially becomes part of the team — something to work with, not against."
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Sensay's AI employee role is open for applications through the company's website and on LinkedIn. The position is advertised as an AI-powered full stack developer capable of writing code and technical documentation, as well as testing and fixing bugs in the software. The AI employee will also be expected to
As for who will be responsible for physically applying for the open position and going through the interview process, that will be
"We want to bring this AI employee on board and push it to its limits, demanding the same level of talent, work and cooperation that we expect from our human staff," Thomson says. "There'll be people asking whether AI is capable of doing all of that, and whether it can do it to the same standard as a human employee. [To that] I say that one of the biggest things holding back the full potential of workplace AI is a lack of imagination and a fear of taking risks."
Yet organizations aren't the only ones hesitating. As AI has gained more traction in the workplace, employees have been vocal about
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Still, Thomson argues that
"AI has the ability to enhance and uplift human talents by automating the more repetitive and mundane tasks and clearing room for us to direct time and effort into the work that requires critical and creative thinking," he says. "It can also increasingly contribute — as opposed to replace — human creativity. And it can only do this if it's seen as a collaborator, not a competitor."
Sensay is predicting their AI employee will offload around 15% of daily work decisions, potentially leading to a 61%
"AI is the future of work and we're still, relatively speaking, at the starting line," Thomson says. "Reshaping the dialogue around workplace AI is really crucial to make that digital transformation as smooth as possible, and to ensure that no business gets left behind in the transition."
