Yutori Launches AI Chief of Staff Agent Mirroring 34-Year-Old Kristi Edleson’s Role
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Updated · Business Insider · Jun 12
Yutori Launches AI Chief of Staff Agent Mirroring 34-Year-Old Kristi Edleson’s Role
2 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 12
Summary
Yutori has launched an AI chief of staff agent modeled on Kristi Edleson’s day-to-day work, turning the startup’s long-stated goal into a live product.
Edleson, 34, said the agent is tied into tools including email, Slack, Linear and her calendar, letting it surface forgotten tasks, draft messages and prep her for vendor meetings.
She uses it mainly to offload manual work and gather context before negotiations on technical infrastructure, while keeping approval over most outbound messages to limit mistakes.
Finance and strategy still largely stay with her: Edleson said she will not trust the agent with spending decisions because “you can’t un-spend $500.”
Her account underscores Yutori’s pitch that AI agents augment operational roles rather than fully replace them, even when the software is built to replicate a current employee’s job.