HBR IdeaCast With Rise of Agents, We Are Entering the World of Identic AI
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Feb 17, 2026 
Don Tapscott, technology author and longtime digital trend watcher, outlines identic AI—personalized agents that mirror your judgment and act for you. He explores how these agents already work, how they will reshape leadership and daily work, and what governance, ownership, and skills organizations must rethink.
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Personal Agents Become Extensions Of You
- Identic AI are personal agents that learn your judgments and values and act as extensions of you.
- They shift AI from a tool to a persistent part of the human experience and decision-making.
Digital Don Demonstrates Practical Power
- Don Tapscott built 'Digital Don' by inputting about 500 documents of his writing and talks.
- He says the agent already makes him far more capable than six months ago.
Execution Commoditized, Strategy Reclaims Center
- Execution will become commoditized as agents handle coordination, scheduling, and analysis at machine speed.
- Managers must shift from supervising execution to setting strategy, goals, and high-quality judgment.
