Developer on high-agency AI agents: long-running tasks are leaving humans with too much free time
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-09-30
A developer reflects on how much agency AI agents now have, saying it's still an adjustment — especially as everything becomes long-running. With agents handling tasks, he finds himself with an untouched game backlog and plans to build a mini data center just to stay busy: "I'll find ways of keeping busier but this is crazy." A candid look at how long-running agents reshape personal workflows.
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