Ethan Mollick Proposes 'Facilitator Agents' to Decide Human Intervention
rseroter · x · 2026-09-02
Ethan Mollick cites the "Twilight Factory" concept, suggesting that in addition to "orchestrator agents" that do the work, systems should have "facilitator agents" whose job is to figure out when to involve people. The article discusses AI agency and optimal patterns for human-AI collaboration.
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