Letting an AI agent flash your device: why its conservative backup steps saved the day
martinwoodward · x · 2026-10-13
The author describes letting an AI agent follow Wes's (extremely conservative) instructions to work on his device, calling it "a model of responsible AI skilling" — including a mandatory backup step the author admits he would have skipped manually, risking a bricked device. His takeaway: when the agent does all the hard work, its conservative guardrails are worth keeping.
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