Simon Willison
7/10 signal
Quoting Jon Udell
agentic
What happened
Highlights a quote by Jon Udell advocating for a paradigm shift from 'human-in-the-loop' to 'human-agent-in-the-loop,' where humans recruit agents into their existing workflows rather than being excluded from black-box agent loops.
Why it matters
It reframes how developers should design UX and control structures for coding agents and collaborative AI tools.
Do this
Design your agentic workflows to output reviewable, modular steps (like readable PRs) that invite human collaboration rather than executing in a black box.
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