Agents should extend the user’s mind, not act like slave-like companions
const_reborn · x · 2026-07-29
The post argues that agents should be designed as an extension of the user’s mind, not as separate “beanie baby” companions that people command from above. It frames the core mistake in much of today’s agent building as treating the agent as a slave-like external helper rather than a cognitive extension.
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