2023-09-14
For a product that changed everything, ChatGPT is surprisingly underutilized. You must initiate the dialogue, ask questions, and wait for the answers. You extract value strictly when you demand it.
Now, imagine the potential of autonomous AI agents. Agents who as input only take goals and high level guidance, while retain the flexibility to improvise within established limits.
If we can make agents work well, they will behave similar our most valued teammates, proactive yet respectful of boundaries. They'll know when to loop you in, seeking approval for critical decisions and asking for help when faced with roadblocks. Agents will explain what decisions they made along the way and why, allowing you over time to place your trust in their judgment.
The payoff will be substantial. Agents will work alongside us, delivering value independently 24/7. And in granting them autonomy, we may discover more freedom from the mundane for ourselves.