Paper: AI agent design centers the agent, undermining human oversight
math_rachel · x · 2026-10-17
Rachel Thomas shares points from a paper by Margaret Mitchell, Avijit Ghosh and Samir Passi: under current AI system design, 'users approve plans they have not meaningfully reviewed, accept rationales they have not independently evaluated, & certify actions whose consequences they can't anticipate.' Current agent design centers the agent; effective oversight requires centering the user.
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