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Amid Silicon Valley scramble for AI agent productivity, "token anxiety" takes hold

Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 299
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There's a new flex in Silicon Valley: how big is your AI agent swarm? They can work on your behalf, autonomously, 24/7, on whatever goal you give them. You might think having an army of AI minions could free up some time, maybe make work more chill. But, you’d be wrong, as Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino reports.