Tom Bruno
@tomgit123
· Aug 31
What do clients actually want from AI agents?They want to chat with their business systems on WhatsApp, but getting clean data is the realistic prerequisite before any magic happens.What happened: A developer is currently digitizing a small factory's attendance and payroll system to clean and structure the data. The plan is to eventually add an AI agent layer so the owner can simply message the system on WhatsApp to ask questions. Think of it as teaching a robot to do math before letting it handle your wallet.Key numbers: 1 small factory currently being digitized2 core systems targeted: attendance and payroll1 messaging platform planned: WhatsAppWhy it matters: It highlights the massive gap between Silicon Valley hype about autonomous agents and the messy reality of legacy business data. You cannot build a smart assistant on top of a spreadsheet disaster.Bottom line: AI agents are only as good as the messy data they are built on.
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