{"id":12757,"date":"2026-06-19T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/?post_type=press&#038;p=12757"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:34:55","slug":"those-who-want-to-replace-people-with-ai-agents-are-thinking-too-small","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/press\/those-who-want-to-replace-people-with-ai-agents-are-thinking-too-small\/","title":{"rendered":"Those who want to replace people with AI agents are thinking too small"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--6a3e7a2114c93\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--6a3e7a2114c93 {\n    height: 80px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a3e7a2114c93 {\n        height: 80px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a3e7a2114c93 {\n        height: 60px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a3e7a2114c93 {\n        height: 40px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section class=\"container-block   \"  style=\"\" >\r\n        <div class=\"block  container  container--default  width-under--mobile width-under--tablet width-under--laptop  wysiwyg\">\r\n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Amsterdam, 19 Jun 2026<\/strong>. In this article published on Emerce, Rewire CEO Wouter Huygen argues that replacing people with AI agents is the wrong ambition as it optimises existing processes rather than reimagining them. He makes the case for AI-native working: rebuilding core processes from scratch around AI, rather than adding AI tools to existing workflows. The analogy is the electric motor, which only delivered truly disruptive results once factories stopped using it to replicate steam-powered layouts and instead redesigned the entire production floor. The real question for C-suite leaders, Huygen concludes, is which part of the organisation they are willing to reinvent entirely by starting small \u2014 but with radical goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emerce.nl\/wire\/wie-mensen-door-aiagents-vervangen-denkt-klein\">Read the full article in Emerce [in Dutch]<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12794,"template":"","class_list":["post-12757","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Those who want to replace people with AI agents are thinking too small | Rewire | Data &amp; AI Consultancy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/press\/those-who-want-to-replace-people-with-ai-agents-are-thinking-too-small\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Those who want to replace people with AI agents are thinking too small | Rewire | Data &amp; 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