Managing AI agents is basically like managing a 4-year-old, developer says
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-05
A developer shared a hands-on analogy: managing AI agents is "pretty much like managing a 4-year-old" — they don't understand prioritization or time budgets well, so it falls on the human to channel their efforts in the best possible direction. It highlights the current division of labor in agent orchestration: humans set goals and priorities, agents execute.
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