Machine Learning Street Talk · Friday, September 11, 2026
The speaker recalled an initial phase where AI agents proactively offering assistance was perceived as 'quite annoying' because they 'had no idea how to help.' However, this interaction evolved, reaching a 'phase transition' about two to three months prior to the recording, suggesting a significant improvement in their helpfulness.
“And had these agents proactively reaching out to us and trying to help us with stuff. And to be perfectly honest with you, it was quite annoying. But he just had no idea how to help us. Um, but at some point, about two or three months ago, I think we reached a phase transition.”