One Person, Ten Agents, No Middle Layer
from AI and the Human Future Hosted by Daniel Altman and Emily Carter
Shopify's Tobi Lütke says AI use is now the baseline expectation — agents as colleagues, recurring meetings already deleted, proof-of-need before any headcount request. Daniel and Emily take apart the claim that a middle manager's 'organizational rent' collapses to zero when one person can run the whole agent loop, and ask what, and who, is still standing in between. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/tobi-lutke-3/ ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-14T06:19:58.795449+00:00
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