steipete: AI agents are 'aeroplanes for the mind' — faster, harder to control
steipete · x · 2026-10-02
Peter Steinberger on AI agents: "AI agents are aeroplanes for the mind: faster and more powerful than the bicycle, harder to control, costlier when they crash." He also cites the "Waymo effect" — what happens when technology removes the friction of dealing with another human being.
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