AI Agents: A Reality Check
Are these autonomous actors ready for prime time? Let's look at some recent data.
In the last few months, I've noodled with AI agents. In a word, the results have been mixed.
To be sure, Claude Code has accomplished some technical tasks that lie beyond my current skills. (I detailed one unabashed success in Monday's post.) At the same time, though, agents have made basic mistakes that I wouldn't expect from a competent tech professional in 2020, never mind today.
A Familiar Script
It turns out that my jagged experience with agentic AI doesn't make me special. Far from it. Asana's State of AI at Work 2025 study reveals that my experience with AI agents is common—maybe even typical.
Here are a few of the report's most interesting stats:
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