Agent autonomy may be overrated when the real metric is how often humans step in
Financial_Ad_7297 · reddit · 2026-07-26
The author argues that agent autonomy is often overrated. In real workflows, the better measure may not be how much the agent can do alone, but how often humans must step in to correct it. The post warns that once agents can email customers, change records, or trigger workflows, more autonomy can create more room for failures.
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