Best Practice Report

What Will Humans In The Loop Do?

A Primer For The Future Of Humans In The Loop Working With AI Agents

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Oct 16, 2025

Summary

By 2026, AI will be able to automate between 80% to 99.9% of daily tasks for some, thus challenging CEOs and HR leaders to rethink the role of humans in the workplace. Data leaders here are being asked to provide advice on how their organization structure and talent will adapt to this seismic shift. In this report for data leaders, you will discover that as AI transforms work, human workers still won’t become obsolete. Even in highly automated manufacturing facilities, humans play key roles in sensing, surfacing, and soothing issues in complex, data-driven, and automated systems. They are vital to maintain and continually update and improve knowledge bases.

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