Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?

Managing AI agents is becoming a significant part of some graduates’ working lives. For Lotte Underwood, overseeing AI agents is a big part of her job.

A changing graduate role

The role places AI management at the centre of Underwood’s work. It also reflects a broader question about graduate development: whether responsibility for managing AI leaves enough room to learn other skills.

The available information does not establish how widespread this type of work is or what effect it has on education, training or business performance. It does, however, point to the growing importance of understanding how AI agents are managed in the workplace.

What remains unclear

Without further details, it is not possible to assess what graduates are learning beyond AI oversight or how employers are structuring these roles. Underwood’s experience offers a specific example rather than evidence of a wider trend.

For now, the central issue is clear: as AI agents become part of professional work, graduates may increasingly be expected to manage them while continuing to build broader workplace knowledge.