AI moves into knowledge work

Four launches in one week. All aimed at the same person: the knowledge worker in front of a screen. Here’s why it matters.


Four companies launched AI coworkers in a single week, all designed to sit alongside the world’s knowledge workers. At the same time, new data from OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy maps which roles are most exposed.

Host and VP Group AI at Columbus, Magnus Oxenwaldt, asks: Is this where the shift begins?

Highlights week 12:

· Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and Perplexity launched AI coworkers built for knowledge workers.

· These systems execute tasks across tools, moving from assistance to workflow automation.

· New data shows 42% of jobs are highly exposed, especially high-paid, screen-based roles.

· Enterprise software is being repriced as AI reduces the need for multiple tools and licences.

· AI vendor choice is becoming a strategic and geopolitical consideration.

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