Are Normie Agents a Good Idea?

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<p><em>Personal AI assistants are reaching everyday users. Do their permission controls make sense to the people using them?</em></p> <p>I asked an AI agent to delete a folder. It didn't ask which folder I meant, didn't ask whether I was sure, and didn't move it to the trash. A permission I'd granted hours earlier was still doing its job.</p> <p>I use these tools. I've worked Grok Bot into my workflow across Linux, my Mac, and my iPhone. I tried Meta Muse too. I want useful personal assistants to exist, and I understand why people want them to get on with the work.</p> <p>But we're now putting

Problem

<p><em>Personal AI assistants are reaching everyday users. Do their permission controls make sense to the people using them?</em></p> <p>I asked an AI agent to delete a folder. It didn't ask which folder I meant, didn't ask whether I was sure, and didn't move it to the trash. A permission I'd granted hours earlier was still doing its job.</p> <p>I use these tools. I've worked Grok Bot into my workflow across Linux, my Mac, and my iPhone. I tried Meta Muse too. I want useful personal assistants to exist, and I understand why people want them to get on with the work.</p> <p>But we're now putting

Outcome

<p><em>Personal AI assistants are reaching everyday users. Do their permission controls make sense to the people using them?</em></p> <p>I asked an AI agent to delete a folder. It didn't ask which folder I meant, didn't ask whether I was sure, and didn't move it to the trash. A permission I'd granted hours earlier was still doing its job.</p> <p>I use these tools. I've worked Grok Bot into my workflow across Linux, my Mac, and my iPhone. I tried Meta Muse too. I want useful personal assistants to exist, and I understand why people want them to get on with the work.</p> <p>But we're now putting

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Are Normie Agents a Good Idea?

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