Do AI agents actually save time, or do you spend more time fixing their mistakes?
MantisReka · reddit · 2026-10-02
A Reddit user asks whether AI agents genuinely save time in practice: agents can be fast, but fixing small mistakes often takes longer than doing the task yourself. The thread invites real-world reports on supervision overhead and which task types agents handle well.
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