Simon Willison analyst opinion · 2d ago · 1/5
Quoting Andreas Påhlsson-Notini ↗
Andreas Påhlsson-Notini critiques current AI agent implementations for exhibiting human limitations rather than overcoming them. He identifies specific weaknesses: lack of stringency, patience, and focus, plus a tendency to drift toward familiar solutions when facing difficult tasks. Påhlsson-Notini argues AI agents should move away from these human-like behaviors to become more effective tools.
AI agents are already too human. Not in the romantic sense, not because they love or fear or dream, but in the more banal and frustrating one.
Faced with an awkward task, they drift towards the familiar. Faced with hard constraints, they start negotiating with reality.