Agents flooding Slack make it harder to reach real humans, argues Peter Yang
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-10-04
Peter Yang lays out three observations on human-agent collaboration: Slack has become the default place where humans work with agents, yet monitoring dozens of channels is overwhelming. Delegating to agents creates a new problem — his feedback to an AI lab got a quick reply, but it was the recipient's agent, not the person. As agents multiply, reaching actual humans gets harder.
Republisher Austin Calvert notes OpenAI's recent launch showed little awareness of this issue.
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