Port: AI agents will become core employee populations alongside human workers
Dr. Rebecca Port · Ep4: Digital Identity - Agents vs Humans ft. Rebecca Port, Okta · Jun 2, 2026 · at 6:06
Dr. Rebecca Port, Chief People Officer at Okta, discusses the future composition of corporate workforces as autonomous AI agents enter organizations.
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“I think that we will see. Agents will be core employee populations. You know, you'll have humans and agents, you'll have augmented and it's about working together”
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