AI agents are ready for real work, and I have been telling business owners that for months.
A recent Wall Street Journal piece got me thinking: personal agents are great. Thanks to Jeremy for sending it my way. But the stories in it all point to the same question: do you want one of those running inside your company?
A personal agent is built for one person's life, and they are great. They book the dinner, plan the party, chase down the best flights for winter break. It runs on whatever accounts you give it.
A business agent is a different type of build. It's built for you, for your business. Here is what I'd put in place first:
✓ Works inside your business's systems.
Clio, Harvey, QuickBooks, HubSpot and Salesforce.
✓ Has a named owner.
One person on your team is accountable for what the agent does.
✓ Asks before anything irreversible.
Payments, client emails and filings wait for a human yes.
✓ Keeps client data walled off.
Matter files, deal records and candidate data stay in your accounts, separate from anyone's personal life.
✓ Leaves a record you can audit.
Every action logged in plain English, ready for a partner, a compliance review or a board.
✓ Follows your business's rules.
Approval limits, conflicts checks and who can see what are set up once and enforced every time.
Use a personal agent for your life. Build a business agent for your business.
Full post: https://apolloclaw.ai/blog/personal-ai-agents-vs-business-agents
I'm David Oralevich, founder of Apollo Claw. We build agents that way.