Why Agents Still Need Humans

NLW examines the next wave of human-agent collaboration, drawing on Dan Shipper's essay "After Automation" and experiments from Every. He argues that rather than eliminating work, AI agents are creating more expert-level human roles. The episode discusses shared team agents, the "human sandwich" interaction model, the limitations of fully autonomous agents, and why tools like Codex and Claude Code suggest a semi-synchronous future where humans manage agent work across devices.