Updated Sep 20, 2026

This week in real AI results

12 new rows: 4 results, 2 earnings calls, 1 people move, 5 jobs

Results Earnings calls People moves Jobs

Result of the week · Capital OneNYSECOF

10 daysData agents analyzed ~350 cloud resource types. By hand, the author estimates 6–9 months.

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1.5×tracking-team productivity, reported customer average

Result · DescartesNASDAQDSGXFreight AI agents deliver 1.5× tracking-team productivity, Descartes reportsCompany claimAdded Sep 20

50%shorter voucher delivery times, company-reported

Result · MoneyHeroNASDAQMNYOne engineer and AI agents built a voucher system in under three monthsCompany claimAdded Sep 20

Minutesto respond to leads, previously days

Result · SiemensSIETwo AI agents cut lead response from days to minutesCompany claimAdded Sep 20

6 moahead of plan, for some features

Earnings call · accessoAIMACSOAgentic development shipped some roadmap features up to six months earlyNeeds recheckAdded Sep 16

Software Engineer III, Generative AI PlatformBank of America · Addison, TX

VP, Agentic Systems Engineer / Technical LeadGoldman Sachs · Technology Risk

+400%AI-assisted orders, year over year

Earnings call · Trip.com GroupTCOMTripGenie AI-assisted orders up 400% year over yearUsage, not ROIAdded Sep 16

Senior Generative AI EngineerCiti · New York, hybrid · $142K–$213K

People move · RackspaceNASDAQRXTChetan Gupta named Chief AI OfficerChief AI Officer, from Hitachi · added Sep 14

Director of Responsible AIThe Hartford · Hartford, CT

Principal AI EngineerWells Fargo · Boston, Charlotte or New York · $191K–$305K

$600Ka year, Salesforce contract dropped

Result · CurativePRIVATEDropped a $600K-a-year Salesforce contract after building its own CRMCompany claimAdded Sep 13

80%of customer service chats in 2025

Result · KlarnaNYSEKLARAI assistant handled 80% of customer service chats in 2025Company claimAdded Sep 12

~35%higher order value for Sparky users

Result · WalmartWMTSparky shoppers show about 35% higher average order valueUsage, not ROIAdded Sep 12

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Result · MoneyHeroNASDAQMNY

One engineer and AI agents built a voucher system in under three months

Company claimQ2 earnings release, Sep 11, 2026Added Sep 20, 2026

MoneyHero says one engineer working with AI agents built its internal voucher management system in under three months. The Hong Kong launch halved voucher delivery times and removed third-party handling fees, according to management.

1engineer working with AI agentsCompany-reported

<3 moto build the systemCompany-reported

50%shorter voucher delivery timesCompany-reported

What it shows

A small engineering effort produced a system that launched in Hong Kong.
Management reports faster voucher delivery and removal of outside handling fees.

What it doesn't show

Total build, maintenance or AI costs.
Absolute delivery times or the dollar value of fees removed.

Check before you act

Management estimates a conventional build would take around ten engineers most of a year; that is not a measured comparison.
The release does not provide an independent evaluation of the operational results.

Questions we're still asking

01How much ongoing engineering and operational support does the system need?

Company claim: The company published or said it about its own work. Nobody has audited the numbers. How we check

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