# Agents manage tasks like industry news and meeting follow-ups.

*genai · news · 2026-04-07 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Personal productivity agents now require no coding skills and are accessible to non-technical users.
- Agents autonomously manage tasks like industry news monitoring and meeting follow-ups without user initiation.
- Workflow automation platforms and conversational agent builders allow users to set up agents using plain English.
- The key skill for using agents is writing clear, specific task briefs, not programming.

**Companies:** ClayboxAI, Kampd

[Read the full story on The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/how-you-can-get-started-with-ai-agents-and-get-your-life-back/articleshow/130068021.cms)

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