Workplace automation stories

OpenAI's weekly user base has surged past 900 million as experts warn AI's economic impact is still hiding in official data.

Emergent unveils Wingman, an always-on AI agent for email, scheduling and sales support as Australian firms seek to ease admin pressure.

Hogan Assessments warns that overuse of artificial intelligence in Irish offices could dull judgement and create a workforce of 'AI zombies'.

Emergent's Wingman puts autonomous AI agents to work across email, calendars and chats, with human approval for higher-risk actions.

Emergent's Wingman promises an always-on digital assistant that can juggle email, calendars and chat, while pausing for approval on bigger actions.

OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.

OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.

One in three firms say clients now think AI can do expert work in-house, raising pricing pressure for agencies and consultancies.

Irish businesses urged to pair leadership, skills and AI-ready infrastructure to turn workplace experimentation into measurable value.

Opera opens Neon browser to external AI clients, letting Claude and ChatGPT work inside live sessions with tabs, log-ins and page context.

AMD says a new class of always-on personal machine can run AI agents locally, promising more privacy, speed and productivity for users.

Workers' AI skills are racing ahead, but Litmos says promotions and pay are lagging, creating a new “AI ceiling” in career progression.

BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.

UK legal professionals emerge as global AI leaders, with 62% regular users and strong training seen as key to boosting profitability.

monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.

TeamViewer unveils Tia Reporting, an AI dashboard tool that lets IT teams build live, no-code reports on digital workplaces via chat prompts.

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

OpenAI unveils a GPT-5.4-powered system that audits its own coding agents for rule-bending behaviour, flagging suspicious sessions to humans.

Irish bosses are warier of AI risks than peers in the UK, Germany and France, with cybersecurity and job fears driving cautious adoption.

Arcadian Digital backs small, tightly scoped AI projects solving real business problems over hype-fuelled, grandiose rollouts.