{"id":232156,"date":"2026-04-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign-mit-technology-review\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:15:22","slug":"enabling-agent-first-process-redesign-mit-technology-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign-mit-technology-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Enabling agent-first process redesign | MIT Technology Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enabling agent-first process redesign | MIT Technology Review<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/04\/07\/1134966\/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-07 10:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.technologyreview.com<\/a><\/p>\n

In an agent-first enterprise, AI systems operate processes while humans set goals, define policy constraints, and handle exceptions. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to shift the operating model to humans as governors and agents as operators,\u201d says Scott Rodgers, global chief architect and U.S. CTO of the Deloitte Microsoft Technology Practice.<\/p>\n

The agent-first imperative<\/h3>\n

With technology budgets for AI expected to increase more than 70% over the next two years, AI agents, powered by generative AI, are poised to fundamentally transform organizations and achieve results beyond traditional automation. These initiatives have the potential to produce significant performance gains, while shifting humans toward higher value work.<\/p>\n

AI is advancing so quickly that static approaches to task automation will likely only produce incremental gains. Because legacy processes aren\u2019t built for autonomous systems, AI agents require machine-readable process definitions, explicit policy constraints, and structured data flows, according to Rodgers. <\/p>\n

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Further complicating matters, many organizations don\u2019t understand the full economic drivers of their business, such as cost to serve and per-transaction costs. As a result, they have trouble prioritizing agents that can create the most value and instead focus on flashy pilots. To achieve structural change, executives should think differently. <\/p>\n

Companies must instead orchestrate outcomes faster than competitors. \u201cThe real risk isn\u2019t that AI won\u2019t work\u2014it\u2019s that competitors will redesign their operating models while you\u2019re still piloting agents and copilots,\u201d says Rodgers. \u201cNonlinear gains come when companies create agent-centric workflows with human governance and adaptive orchestration.\u201d <\/p>\n

Routine and repetitive tasks are increasingly handled automatically, freeing employees to focus on higher value, creative, and strategic work. This shift improves operational efficiency, fosters stronger collaboration, and generates…<\/p>\n

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