Bold bet: within 9 months an agent will watch you work, then do 90% of your tasks
mitchdeg · x · 2026-10-17
siliconcarnesf wagers that within nine months, an agent will be able to watch you work on your computer for a few weeks and then take over 90% of your tasks. mitchdeg calls it an easy bet.
The exchange reflects optimism about personalized agents that learn individual workflows through sustained observation rather than explicit instructions.
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