— OCTOBER 11TH, 2026 —

GIVE AI THE RIGHT WORK

A few years ago, a lot of us treated AI like a more capable search engine or assistant. We’d ask a question and wait for a response. But that’s changing pretty quickly.

AI agents can now take on parts of the work itself. They can monitor information, flag when something is off, pull together the relevant context we need to make the right decisions, and help keep a process moving.

As you bring AI into your business, it’s up to you to decide what parts of the work you’re comfortable handing over.

Start by looking at the recurring processes your team already relies on. Maybe one of your leaders reviews the same data every Monday, identifies issues, gathers information, and follows up with the accountable person. An agent may be able to handle several of those steps before the leader ever gets involved, giving them more capacity to focus on the work they do best.

Before you delegate part of a process, you should also understand what happens if the agent gets something wrong. How easy is it to correct? Where does a person need to step in? And who’s accountable for the outcome?

Read more in Where AI Agents Belong in Your Company (And Where They Don’t).

AI is going to become capable of taking on more responsibility. As founders, we get to decide how far that responsibility goes and what should remain firmly in human hands.

PERSPECTIVES

“We are the last generation to lead a human-only workforce."

— Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce

MARK MY WORDS

I don’t think you should stand up an agent just because the technology is available. Start with work you already understand well. 

If a process is clear, repeatable, and supported by dependable information, it’s easier to see where an agent might help and where a person still needs to be involved.

You also want the benefit to be obvious. An agent should give your people meaningful capacity back or improve the way the work gets done, otherwise, what’s the point?

We’re going to learn a lot from the first agents we stand up. They’ll show us where our processes are ready, where they still need work, and where we may be adding complexity without enough benefit.

That’s why I’d rather start with the parts of your company where you have clear processes already in place and learn as you go.

INSIDE NINETY

We just wrapped up quarterly planning at Ninety, and AI is part of the work we’re thinking through for the remainder of the year.

If you’re working on your own Rocks right now, this video walks through how to set them up in Ninety, add milestones and ownership, and use Maz to help turn an idea into a SMART Rock.

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ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD

In case you missed it, here’s more from Founder’s Framework:

How to Lead AI Adoption Throughout Your Company

Before deciding where agents belong, founders need a clear approach to AI adoption itself. This article looks at how to introduce AI thoughtfully and connect the technology to the work your team is already doing.

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A fitting question as we decide what work AI agents should take on and what’s better left to us.