Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) CEO Aaron Levie says a new generation of AI agents is poised to reshape knowledge work by independently completing complex, hours-long tasks and delivering finished outputs for human review.

AI Agents Automate Complex Knowledge Work

On Tuesday, Levie said productivity gains seen in AI-assisted coding are now expanding across industries such as legal, finance, consulting, sales and marketing as more advanced AI agents move beyond simple chatbot interactions.

He wrote on X, "The same kinds of productivity gains we’ve seen in coding with AI agents are heading to the rest of knowledge work."

Levie described a shift from conversational tools to more advanced systems capable of planning and executing complex, multi-step workflows autonomously.

He pointed to Box Agent as an example, highlighting its ability to complete request-for-proposal (RFP) responses by analyzing company documents, extracting relevant information and generating a formatted draft without constant user input.

"This is the jump when you go from having a chatbot to being able to actually have an agent go off and do work for minutes or even hours and come back with a complete work output that you then review," Levie said.

He added that newer AI models such as GPT-5.4, Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3 have significantly improved the ability of systems to manage long-running tasks and select appropriate tools independently.

AI Is Reshaping Work, Productivity And The Economy

Earlier, Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) embraced AI to automate software development, with CTO Praveen Naga saying 95% of engineers used AI tools monthly.

Uber's internal AI coding agent generated 1,800 code changes weekly, increasing AI-driven output from under 1% to 8%.

Investor Vinod Khosla predicted AI would handle 80% of jobs by 2030, cutting costs, boosting productivity, and potentially reshaping the economy with deflation and greater purchasing power.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said AI could shrink work weeks to four days while improving efficiency in areas like fraud detection and risk management, though he urged reskilling programs to address potential job losses.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said AI and robotics would raise worker productivity, allowing the company to expand its workforce without layoffs.

He also suggested AI could make money obsolete and support a universal high income, though critics questioned the feasibility amid fewer entry-level jobs.

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