A week ago I posted a job vacancy for an executive assistant, completely clueless about what AI agents can actually do in 2026.
Someone in my Telegram channel suggested I should try using an AI agent instead of hiring a human. So I did. And here is what happened.
The AI agent handled scheduling, email drafts, research tasks, and even phone calls with a level of consistency that surprised me. It didn't need sleep, didn't call in sick, and didn't need onboarding...
The AI agent handled scheduling, email drafts, research tasks, and even phone calls with a level of consistency that surprised me. It didn't need sleep, didn't call in sick, and didn't need onboarding. Within 48 hours it was operating at a level that would take a human assistant weeks to reach.
Now, I want to be clear — this isn't about replacing people for the sake of it. There are things a human EA does that no AI can replicate yet: reading the room in a meeting, building genuine relationships with your contacts, or making judgment calls that require deep context about your life. But for the 80% of EA work that's process-driven — booking flights, managing calendars, drafting routine emails, tracking expenses — AI agents are already better.
The age of living on universal basic income has officially begun. Not because governments decided to implement it, but because AI is making certain categories of work so efficient that the economics of hiring humans for those tasks no longer make sense.
This isn't a prediction anymore. This is my lived experience from the past week. If you're a founder still doing everything manually, you're leaving money and time on the table. Start experimenting with AI agents today — not tomorrow, not next quarter. Today.
Sardor Akhmedov
Originally posted on Telegram @akhmedovco