Research Report, March 2026

The Non-Human Company

What AI agents can do for every part of your business. A function-by-function analysis across 11 departments and 152 individual tasks.

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74%
of tasks analysed are agent-ready today
152
business functions mapped across 11 departments
13%
of work still genuinely requires a human

What's inside

Most reports on AI either hype the technology or sell you software. This one does neither. It walks through every major business function, department by department, and sets out what an AI agent actually does. Not which tool to buy. What the work looks like when an agent is doing it.

Sales
10 functions agent-ready today
Marketing
10 functions agent-ready today
Finance and Accounting
10 functions agent-ready today
Human Resources
13 functions agent-ready today
Customer Support
6 functions agent-ready today
Operations and Supply Chain
7 functions agent-ready today
Legal and Compliance
8 functions agent-ready today
IT and Infrastructure
10 functions agent-ready today
Data and Analytics
6 functions agent-ready today
Administration and General
7 functions agent-ready today
Product and Engineering
6 functions agent-ready today
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AI agents are fundamentally different. An agent reads context, makes judgments, handles exceptions, and improves over time. It does not follow a script. It understands the goal and works out how to get there.

From the report

Who it's for

Founders

Working out where to invest your next hire, or whether to hire at all. The report gives you the map before you commit.

CFOs and COOs

Building the business case for where agents fit. Defensible numbers for each function, tied to real work, not vendor claims.

Department Heads

Understanding what is coming for your function, what is already here, and what still needs a human. Useful for planning, useful for defending your patch.

Want this applied to your business?

The report gives you the landscape. The free assessment takes five minutes and tells you exactly where your business sits within it. Which functions to prioritise, what the saving looks like, where to start.