Why Don't People Know How to Use AI Agents? The Agency Problem
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-08-23
Daniel Jeffries explores why few people do real work with AI agents. He argues agents are an 'infinite canvas' that amplifies agency but don't create it. Most people lack a backlog of projects and prefer clear instructions over open-ended exploration. We are still in the early '80s PC era' of agents, not the iPhone era.
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