What's the smallest action you'd trust an AI agent to take?
NecessaryCheck3295 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Reddit discussion points out that agent conversations jump straight to high-stakes actions like booking flights or spending money, but there's a huge unexplored gap between 'agent that reads my inbox and surfaces what matters' and 'agent that spends my money' — and almost nobody is building products in that middle band of trust.
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