AI agents are upending the company org chart

Company org charts are flattening as a result of AI. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI AI is coming for the middle managers — again. As companies explore the use of AI agents, consulting firms are exploring how agents are managed. IBM's senior VP said human managers won't manage agents "in the same way as we manage people." Every few years, corporate executives call for a "Great Flattening," arguing that their organizations have grown sluggish from the weight of over management, duplicate roles, an...