Is the rise of the "AI-powered super-productive team" a genuine technological shift, or a convenient PR mask for pandemic-era overhiring? As global giants like Block and Oracle slash thousands of jobs while setting aggressive profit targets of $2 million per employee, the corporate world is entering a radical "Lean AI" reset. XP Ng, CEO of the Academy of Artificial Intelligence, joins BFM to break down the mechanics of Agentic AI – a system where AI agents manage their own sub-agents to create a massive productivity multiplier. We explore the density of talent versus tech, the reality of token-economics, and whether Malaysian SMEs can truly use these tools to outproduce global competitors.

We also dive into the human in the loop necessity, the critical importance of Systems Thinking, and the risk of "hollowing out" companies by losing institutional knowledge in the rush to automate.

Produced by: Sandhya Menon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan

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Categories:  technology,  Corporates

Tags:  ai,  agentic ai,  block inc,  smes,  layoffs,  digital transformation,  automation,