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AI agents are changing work — and Dell’s John Roese says it’s just beginning

Dell's CTO: AI agents are 'just beginning' to reshape work. Here's what he's seeing.

Reporting by SiliconAngle 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Dell's leadership is signaling that autonomous agents represent a structural shift in enterprise work patterns, not a temporary productivity boost. For founders and investors, this validates the agent-as-capability thesis and suggests enterprise IT infrastructure spending will follow.

The key facts

8 to know

  1. John Roese, Dell global CTO, positioning agents as transformative to work

  2. Dell conducting internal analysis of agent impact on work processes

  3. Commentary frames agents as early-stage adoption curve ('just beginning')

  4. Strategic focus on long-term workforce implications rather than short-term use cases

  5. John Roese, Dell global CTO, leading internal research on AI agent impact

  6. Focus area: how autonomous agents change nature of work

  7. Dell positioning as observer/strategist of agent-driven workplace transformation

  8. Published June 24, 2026 — forward-looking commentary

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Publisher excerpt: To gain a better understanding of the longer-term impact that autonomous agents will have on the nature of work, Dell Technologies Inc. has been taking a closer look at how AI is already changing how work gets done. This has been a central focus for John Roese (pictured), Dell’s global chief…
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