AI agents face the ROI test: Sierra co-founder Clay Bavor

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Jul 14, 202600:44:13Technology

AI agents are designed to do more than answer questions. They are meant to complete tasks. Sierra co-founder Clay Bavor joins CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal to discuss how AI agents are moving from demos into real business workflo...

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