AI agents are the only employees at Japan tech group NEC's new department

Artificial intelligenceBots will manage automation tasks and report to humansWorker agents in NEC's new AI-only department will be overseen by other agents in manager roles. (Source images by Nikkei)UTA TOKUDAAugust 11, 2026 00:44 JSTTOKYO -- Japanese technology group NEC has formed a department staffed only by artificial intelligence agents, aiming to raise productivity with clearer divisions between work done by people and AI.Read NextArtificial intelligenceAlibaba's new Qwen AI model falls short of 'second only to Fable 5' claimArtificial intelligenceMicrosoft ponders open-weight AI as China models gain groundDatawatchAI makes cyberattacks too fast to fightArtificial intelligenceHitachi to use AI agents for entire systems development processGlobal Digital Summit 2026AI offers new path f