Reddit asks: what do people actually use AI agents for, and what still fails
GabrieLX5 · reddit · 2026-10-03
A Reddit thread crowdsources what people really use AI agents for beyond coding and research—repetitive tasks, monitoring, data aggregation, workflow automation—and what use cases still disappoint, drawing real-world experience reports from practitioners.
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