At the AI startup Anything, Dhruv Amin reported that the company currently operates with a ratio of approximately 150 AI agents to 15 human employees, a ratio he believes will soon become standard across corporations. Amin stated, “I think in a year, every company will have more AI co-workers than human co-workers.”
The deployment of AI agents is reportedly becoming a status symbol within the San Francisco tech scene, suggesting a capability for companies to achieve more output with reduced human staffing. Companies are exploring tools such as Viktor, which creates custom "AI chief of staff" units, and Lindy, which offers customizable agents for sales, customer support, and administrative tasks. OpenAI’s Dots, Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, and Microsoft’s Scout are cited as examples of products capable of integrating with thousands of tools to manage projects after business hours.
Rafael López Muñoz, chief of staff at Wordware, noted that outsourcing job functions to agents is “an extreme time saver,” contributing to the perception that delegating tasks to agents is cheaper than hiring personnel. Lindy, a company that previously employed nearly 50 people, reported reducing its staff by one-third, filling many open roles with AI agents while still hiring for some positions.
Haneen Azhar, Lindy’s senior growth marketing manager, described the capability of these tools, stating, “People are constrained by having two hands and 24 hours in a day. Now, that constraint has gone away, because your one laptop screen can be divided into 16 different agents that are running in parallel. These tools make you feel so powerful.” Azhar detailed that agents at Lindy now manage product announcements, social media posts, and marketing videos, tasks that previously required about 100 people in the creator program.
Despite the technological advancements, the integration of agents is creating tension, with concerns raised about alienating customers and colleagues who prefer human interaction, as well as forcing employees into roles managing the bots, which can make mistakes. McKinsey’s State of AI Global Survey indicated that between May 2025 and June 2026, about 40% of large organizations utilized AI agents to some degree, an increase from 27% the year prior. Furthermore, a recent report from Boston Consulting Group found that companies anticipate scaling back their workforce by 10% to 15% over the next few years due to increased delegation to AI. However, MIT research showed that companies are not currently realizing major productivity gains from AI.
