YC says the next operating systems will coordinate humans, robots and AI agents
ycombinator · x · 2026-07-23
The thread says most of the global workforce does not sit at a desk, yet the software for managing physical work has barely changed in decades.
It predicts the next operating systems will coordinate humans, robots, and AI agents together, and that the companies building them could end up managing labor itself, not just software workflows.
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