What happens when software stops being something we use and starts becoming something that works alongside us?

In this episode of AI at Work, I sat down with Mark Skelton, CTO at Node4, to explore how AI is moving beyond content generation and into something far more transformative. Mark has spent more than a decade operating at CTO level, helping organizations navigate shifts from traditional infrastructure to cloud, and now into a world shaped by AI agents, automation, and entirely new ways of delivering technology.

We begin by unpacking the evolution from generative AI to agentic AI. While most businesses are now familiar with tools that create content, Mark explains that the real shift is happening as AI begins to take action. These agents can interact with systems, execute workflows, and handle tasks that previously required huma ...