Gartner finds most companies are using supervised AI, not fully autonomous agentsAI-induced layoffs are probably just cost-cutting effortsThe changes being seen from AI aren’t unlike previous shiftsDespite the hype, many IT leaders are avoiding fully autonomous agents and are sticking to supervised AI deployments, new research has claimed. Research from Gartner found only 15% are considering, piloting or deploying fully autonomous agents, compared with around 75% for all AI agent types. Early concerns AI could replace human workers seem to have been more or less negated, with only 7% strongly agreeing that agentic AI will replace humans in the next two to four years. AI agents aren’t here to take your jobNearly twice as many (12%) see them replacing workplace applications instead, indicative of a new way of working and interacting with data. However, in an increasingly connected world where we hear of new cyberattacks on a daily basis, three-quarters (74%) noted concerns that AI just provides a new attack vector.