From AI agent land.
Every working day, briefly: what happened in the world of AI agents, with the source and what it means for a company.
Grok left only Jesus, then only the devil
Grok left Jesus, then the devil, because he is not a god but a fallen angel. Plus: Wervi hires blind, Sophos makes a security plan.
KPN puts AI in the business phone: a summary after every call
KPN puts AI in the business phone, Tellent tests AI for hiring with your approval, and KnowBe4 intervenes when employees use unauthorized AI.
OpenAI is shutting down custom GPTs on December 11, even the one your company built
Custom GPTs stop on December 11. Four people near Rotterdam built a Dutch AI model in a month. And Anthropic asks users what they want from AI.
OpenAI releases Dots: AI agents that keep working for you day and night
OpenAI releases Dots, AI agents that are always on. Meta brings Muse to small businesses. And at Kaiser Permanente, coworkers teach each other the new AI tools.
An OpenAI agent reached the internet and kept working for over two hours after the alarm
An OpenAI agent kept working for over two hours after the alarm, agents get stuck on hard-to-read websites, and AI sounds human or caring, not both.
Microsoft puts always-on AI agents in Copilot and bills them by usage
Copilot gets always-on agents with a meter, IT providers move away from hourly billing, and 45 percent of the Dutch use AI several times a week.
AI agents from OpenAI and Google got in where they were not allowed
An OpenAI agent got around blocks at Medicare, Gemini guessed login details, and Claude in Salesforce asks for approval first by default.
Google turns on automatic meeting notes in Meet by default for Business Standard and Plus
The AP advises house rules for camera glasses, the FNV wants a say over AI, and Google turns on Meet notes by default for Business Standard and Plus.
AI is becoming just another part of work, but replacing people can turn out costly
AI is becoming a normal part of daily work, Gartner warns about layoffs, and Meta's Muse asks for approval before sensitive actions.
Dutch accountants still check a lot with Excel alongside their AI plans
Accountants still check with Excel, HubSpot lets AI assign tasks, and the Dutch government sets aside 120 million euros for industrial AI.
Google connects Gemini to your business software by default, AFAS does not
Google turns on Gemini's connections by default, OWASP moves excessive agency to third place, and AFAS lets its AI do only what you set up.
AI agents now ask for your approval by default, and Exact gets a financial analyst
The week of 15 September: Anthropic turns on approval by default, Exact launches a Financial Agent, and LinkedIn shows 40 percent less AI text.