Future of Work - A Workday Podcast Workday CTO: The End of Legacy Processes - Future of Work Podcast
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Feb 10, 2026 
Peter Bailis, Workday CTO and AI/systems leader, and Jerry Ting, VP of Product Management focused on builders and product strategy. They discuss agentic AI replacing manual workflows. Conversations cover autonomous multi-step workflows, low-code builders that let nonengineers create agents, governance and system-of-record needs, and how interoperable agents will reshape payroll, recruiting, compliance, and onboarding.
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Agentic AI Enables Autonomous Multi Step Business Work
- Agentic AI moves beyond single-prompt models to autonomously break down and execute complex, multi-step business tasks.
- Peter Bailis highlights payroll, recruiting, audits and self-service HR as areas where agents automate rote work and speed insight.
Start Building Agents Today With Low Code
- Do start experimenting with AI now because anyone can build agents using low code and natural language tools.
- Jerry Ting demonstrates this with a personal agent that picks recipes and orders Instacart ingredients to automate weekly meals.
Personal Agent Automates Weekly Meals
- Jerry Ting built a personal agent that selects dishes from his recipe book and orders ingredients via Instacart so he only needs to cook.
- He uses this example to show agents solve everyday personal tasks, not just enterprise problems.