AI Agents Begin Performing Office Jobs, Sparking Debate

AI company Anthropic has deployed autonomous agents to perform legal, marketing, and sales jobs, fueling a global debate on the future of white-collar work.

Sofia Petrova

Feb 17, 2026

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