The authors conducted an in-situ qualitative study of a persistent AI agent deployed across multiple teams within a large technology company.
Workplace AI teammates disrupt tacit norms, trust, and human agency
An in-situ study found that a persistent, proactive agent prompted teams to renegotiate workflows, social boundaries, and control over shared digital spaces.
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Rida Qadri · Remi Denton · Michael Madaio · Mahima Pushkarna · Leslie Lai · Sherry Moore · +10 more
Google Research · Google DeepMind
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Qadri and colleagues studied an autonomous agent embedded across several teams at a large technology company, using semi-structured interviews to examine its role in everyday collaborative work.
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Proactive AI 'teammates' disrupt tacit workplace rules, relational boundaries, and human agency in live organizational settings.
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