Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

TechCrunch - Oct 16, 2026

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

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