AI agents are genies — unless you verify their work, they become monkey's paws
SpencrGreenberg · x · 2026-09-13
Spencer Greenberg compares AI agents to genies: they can produce in minutes what takes you hours or requires an expert, but you must know how to check the genie's work, or it becomes a monkey's paw—a task done wrong is often worse than one not done.
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