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title: "AI agents work fine, your workflow doesn’t"
date: 2026-05-19
source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91544879/ai-agents-work-fine-your-workflow-doesnt
description: "Boards everywhere are saying “we need AI agents.” That pressure moves down the organization fast. Teams build a pilot and achieve good results in a sandbox. Then they try to put it in production and everything slows down."
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# AI agents work fine, your workflow doesn’t

Boards everywhere are saying “we need AI agents.” That pressure moves down the organization fast. Teams build a pilot and achieve good results in a sandbox. Then they try to put it in production and everything slows down.

*Published: 2026-05-19*