A simple check before giving real work to an AI agent
Real work should not be handed to an before the manual process is well understood. A useful rule is that is not ready if the person cannot clearly explain why the manual process works.
The hard part is deciding when a task has moved from something still being learned to something safe to to an agent. People using agents in daily work need a practical way to choose which tasks are ready for and which still need a human doing them by hand for longer.
Key points
- Do not a task until the manual process can be explained clearly.
- Tasks still being learned may need more human handling before .
- Agent-ready work should have clear rules and a clear definition of success.
- Good starts with understanding the , not just adding an .