AI agents failed at real-world consulting tasks — but Mercor's CEO says they're still on track to replace consultants

AI agents failed at real-world consulting tasks — but Mercor's CEO says they're still on track to replace consultants

Brendan Foody, the CEO of Mercor, said an IPO could be on the horizon.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesNew research from Mercor found AI agents failed at real-world consulting tasks.The AI models struggled with long-horizon and multi-step tasks, CEO Brendan Foody said.Foody said the models are improving so quickly that they could still replace human consultants soon.New research suggests an AI agent can't fully replace a human consultant — at l…

AI Agents Can’t Do Consulting Work Yet—But Their Creator Says Give Them Until 2026

The promise of artificial intelligence replacing high-paid knowledge workers has been one of the most tantalizing—and most contested—narratives in the technology sector. Now, one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched AI startups is offering a surprisingly candid admission: its AI agents largely failed when put to the test on real consulting tasks. But the company’s CEO insists the failures are temporary, and that a dramatic transformation of …