Most ordinary people use no AI tools at all and don't know what an agent is
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-29
A user responding to AutismCapital argues that most normal people she meets don't knowingly use any AI tool and have no idea what an agent is. The quoted thread questions the "normies using AI agents" narrative: every agent demo is a tech bro attempting over-the-top complex productivity tasks, while normal people just want to relax after work — the real use case for the average person remains unanswered.
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