Living and Working with AI News — 2026-10-07 (Wed) Morning News

Overview

- On the corporate management side, SAP announced the acquisition of TechWolf, and there was a move to acquire a platform for ``understanding the actual state of work through data'' (the acquisition was only at the announcement stage, and it is unclear from the headline whether it will be completed). - On-site, AI agent introduction verification (ABN AMRO, Hack The Box) and results management (CX Today) were lined up. - In the labor market, Brookings and France 24 published analyzes and reports stating that employment among young people is most affected by AI.

Corporate management decision-making

- SAP: announced the acquisition of TechWolf, a skills and job analysis company. The aim is to "take an evidence-based look at work in the age of AI." - SAP: Announced the launch of its "Autonomous Enterprise" into production. There are only headlines, and the specific functions and implementation results are unknown. - ABN AMRO: We are exploring the possibility of using AI agents to combat financial crime with Wonderful (we are "exploring", not implementing).

How the company organization should be

- Orgvue: Announced an interface that accelerates workforce design using AI via WebMCP (a mechanism for connecting AI to tools and data on the web). This is an announcement of a product that uses AI to support the work of organizational design itself, and the track record of implementation is unclear from the headline.

Changes in employee roles

- ABC7 reported on what job seekers should be aware of when using AI to create resumes. This information indicates a change in behavior on the part of the applicant, but does not indicate a transition within the company. - Other than the above, there are no other headings that directly indicate the transition of job content.

Required competencies

- Practical materials for reviewing development, recruitment, and training based on user understanding have been released for free on the question, "What is the role of a developer in the age of AI?" (PR TIMES). This is a proposal to redefine the requirements for development positions, not actual measurements. - SAP's acquisition of TechWolf indicates a direction in which skills are measured using data, but the specific evaluation criteria are unclear.

Employee education/human resources development

- A review of "development" will be included in the above materials for development positions. There are no other direct headings. - The headlines of Brookings and France 24 deal with the impact on young people and are issues related to opportunities for young people's development, but the impact on their development cannot be determined from the headlines alone.

Organizational construction

- No relevant information (there are no headings that directly address job definition, authority, approval, and audit design). As a reference, CX Today's ``AI agent performance management'' suggests the need for a design that treats agents as management targets.

Division of roles between AI agents and employees

- ABN AMRO × Wonderful: Considering application of AI agent to financial crime response. - Hack The Box: Helps companies evaluate AI agents for cybersecurity jobs. This is a move to measure the ability of a person before entrusting them with practical work. - CX Today: CX (customer experience) leaders argue that they should control the outcomes of AI agents. The tone of the discussion is based on the premise of operating multiple agents. - There are no headlines reporting incidents of accidents or audits.

Production management using humanoids

- No applicable information

ROI concept

- No relevant information (no headings dealing with effectiveness measurement, recall, or reporting of failed demonstrations).

Balance of investment in human resources and humanoids

- No applicable information

Labor Administration/Worker Protection (Regulatory Authority Perspective)

- No relevant information (there are no headings dealing with regulatory authorities, courts, or labor-management movements). - On a related note, as the use of AI in recruitment expands (PeopleX's AI interviews, Forward's events), the accountability of recruitment AI may become an issue in the future, but there is no such statement in the headline.

Movements in each country

- US: Brookings analyzed the initial changes in the labor market under generative AI. France 24 reported that U.S. payroll data shows that jobs for young people are most affected by AI. - Japan: The use of AI in the recruitment field is noticeable. PeopleX has expanded AI interviewing into a recruitment platform that ranges from document screening to retention support. Forward, along with Raksul and SecureNavi, is scheduled to speak about the practices and struggles of adopting AI. - Netherlands: ABN AMRO announced consideration of AI agents. - China, India, Israel, Australia, South Korea: No applicable information

Remarks from VIPs

- No relevant information (no heading regarding the 6 people being tracked).

Integrated analysis: How is it effective for management decisions

Work visibility comes first: SAP's acquisition of TechWolf and Orgvue's design support illustrate the flow of using data to understand which jobs can be moved to AI. What management must decide is who will conduct an inventory of jobs and skills and what data they will use before making organizational changes. 2. Pre-delegation evaluation and post-delegation management: Hack The Box's evaluation support and CX Today's performance management demonstrate the need for measurement before and after agent implementation. What needs to be decided is the scope of delegation, approvers, and performance indicators. At the consideration stage, as in the case of ABN AMRO, it is conceivable to make a decision by first verifying a limited number of operations. 3. Designing the training of young people: Combining the analyzes and reports showing the impact on employment of young people with the materials for reviewing the training of development positions, the challenge is to redesign the training path when AI is responsible for the entry work. However, it is not possible to confirm cause and effect just by looking at the headline. 4. Control of AI in recruitment: While the introduction of AI in recruitment is progressing in Japan, the Forward's headline says ``Conflicts'', indicating that there are operational issues. The contents are unconfirmed. 5. Investment Allocation: Due to the lack of information on humanoids and ROI, the investment allocation between humans and machines cannot be determined from the headlines for this period.

Future points of interest

Conditions for completion of SAP's acquisition of TechWolf and track record with customers implementing Autonomous Enterprise. 2. Will AI agent evaluation and management methods (Hack The Box, CX Today) become established as performance indicators in companies that have actually introduced them? 3. Can Brookings and other analyzes of the impact on youth employment be supported by additional data?