Vivek Haldar on 'meat proxies': don't forward AI output unread, use agents with rigor
vivekhaldar · x · 2026-09-28
Former Google engineer Vivek Haldar coins 'meat proxy' — a person who forwards AI-generated text or code without reading or validating it — calling it the knowledge-work equivalent of unchecked vibe coding.
Key points:
- Just as software engineering evolved rules for building rigorously with agents, knowledge work needs the same: use agents heavily ('agent-maxing'), but never skip reading, understanding, and validation.
- He quips that TPM status-tracking sheets are 'the assembly language of all corporate work' and hopes agents will free everyone from that inhumane activity.
- Prediction: like not using IDEs in 2015, not using agents will soon be a red flag in interviews for all knowledge-work jobs.
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