If Humans Can’t Collaborate With Humans, How Will We Ever Collaborate With Agentic AI?

Conclusion: The Future of Procurement is Human + AI

AI is not replacing procurement professionals—it’s enhancing their capabilities. The key to success is human-agent collaboration, where AI handles data-heavy processes, and humans focus on strategic decision-making, supplier relationships, and ethical considerations.

Knowing how much Pierre Mitchell likes to read, check out this paper by Tomer Jordi Chaffer and Justin Goldston, PhD titled Incentivized Symbiosis: A Paradigm for Human-Agent Coevolution – https://bit.ly/3PVcUik

Justin Goldston, with whom Tomer Jordi Chaffer authored Incentivized Symbiosis: A Paradigm for Human-Agent Coevolution, commented on a post I wrote on human-led Agent-based modeling versus tech-led Agentic-AI modeling. Here is the link to the post on which Justin and I interacted – https://procureinsights.com/2025/01/10/why-a-2004-quote-resonates-in-2025/

What is the answer to the question raised in today’s post headline?

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