Learn about AI in HR at Disrupt 2026
Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent. Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register to save up to $200.
TL;DR
- AI agents are capable of performing engineering, customer support, research, and operational tasks previously assigned to early employees.
- Founders must now decide what work should be owned by people versus delegated to AI.
- A panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will discuss building teams with AI agents as 'co-founders'.
- Key considerations include speed, accountability, culture, and determining which responsibilities are too important to delegate to AI.
- The role of early employees may evolve to focus more on judgment, ownership, and directing both people and machines.