Behind the AI hype: Hidden risks, rising costs and execution failures

Behind the AI hype: Hidden risks, rising costs and execution failures
Experts urge organisations to adopt AI tools with caution. (Image: BusinessDesk/Supplied/NZME)
Cécile Meier
New Zealand businesses are hiring AI agents to join their teams. The potential productivity gains are enormous, but so are the risks, as BusinessDesk's Cecile Meier explains in part two of her Productivity Unleashed feature examining agentic AI.From hidden costs to lack of control and job displacement, the rise of agentic AI is prompting serious questions that critics say have not been properly considered by the Government’s AI strategy. AI agents are software programs capable of taking actions on behalf of users o...

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