Ask HN: Are there any real examples of AI agents doing work?

86 points by nomad-nigiri - 185 Days, 5 Hours ago Hacker News

2025 is the year of agents. I’ve heard about SDR AI agents but not great things. Most “agents” sound like workflow automations that have been around forever. Anyone have an example of an “ai” agent which I understand to be intelligent that isn’t a glorified or rebranded workflow automation? Thx.