Hot Take: Agentic Automation of Mundane IT Is a Gold Mine — and Extremely Hard
Paimaamu · x · 2026-10-15
A short take: agentic automation of mundane IT processes is a gold mine of opportunity, but the author cautions it is extremely hard to actually solve.
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