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Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake

Margaret Mitchell, Avijit Ghosh, Sasha Luccioni, Giada Pistilli

created: March 24, 2025, 10:55 a.m. | updated: March 27, 2025, 9:21 a.m.

AI agents have set the tech industry abuzz. Unlike chatbots, these groundbreaking new systems operate outside of a chat window, navigating multiple applications to execute complex tasks, like scheduling meetings or shopping online, in response to simple user commands. As agents are developed to become more capable, a crucial question emerges: How much control are…

3 months ago: MIT Technology Review