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[HN] I don't want an autonomous AI agent. I want a collaborator

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The author criticizes current AI agents like Cursor and Claude for being too autonomous, taking over tasks completely and presenting large diffs that require significant effort to review and correct. This "step aside" model forces users to reverse-engineer the AI's work, often making it less efficient than intended. Instead, the author advocates for a collaborative AI that works alongside the user rather than independently.

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