Companies are deploying AI agents fast. They still need to make them scale.

Software engineers are increasingly turning to AI tools.

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• AI agents can take on some tasks, yet challenges can arise when companies link them together.
• One longtime tech exec says that's why, for now, autonomous AI remains aspirational.
• Both leaders and workers will need to rethink job roles as AI evolves, tech execs told Business Insider.

Despite some CEOs' enthusiasm, AI agents aren't always up to the task.

One culprit: hallucinations.