Trust is the product: undoability (60%) and privacy (56%) top personal agent fears
thisiskp_ · x · 2026-10-14
Based on simulated research with 1,884 AI personas grounded in real behavioral data, the author distills personal-agent design tests: can it take calendar back-and-forth off users' plates, can they control and undo outbound actions, and does checking its work save time. Top fears: hard-to-undo mistakes (60%) and exposing sensitive info (56%); only 2% cared about cost.
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