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Block AI Lead Discusses "Meat Proxy" Trend and New Workspace

Brad Axen, who previously worked at CERN and Block, developed Goose, an early open-source AI agent. He now leads AI capabilities at Block, overseeing internal bots for Cash App, Square, and the company's engineering division. Axen observed a trend he calls "meat proxy," where employees interact with AI agents individually, leading to inefficient copy-pasting of information. To address this, Block created Buzz, a workspace designed for AI agents to participate in conversations alongside human colleagues. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new workspace concept for collaborative AI agent interaction, potentially improving team efficiency.

RANK_REASON Interview with an AI executive discussing trends and a new product.

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Block AI Lead Discusses "Meat Proxy" Trend and New Workspace

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