Effective oversight requires centering the user, not the agent
math_rachel · x · 2026-10-17
Thread point 2 from Rachel Thomas: current AI agent design centers the agent — systems surface their own processing to the user on their own terms — while effective oversight requires centering the user, who must be able to understand and maintain focus.
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