Microsoft study predicts rise of 'agent bosses' — employees who marshal AI resources to working smarter, scale faster, and take control of their careers.

Maximizing AI agents' performance involves learning about management concerns, including delegating, iterating, prompting, and refining the technology. The need for someone to manage these teams of AI agents has led to the evolution of a new role, the agent boss, responsible for the best performance.

Work Trend Index predicts a workplace powered by AI agents, with employees acting as ‘agent bosses’ overseeing digital teammates.