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AI Agents Do More of the Work in Model Development, but Humans Still Make the Decisions

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A research team analyzed 769 task logs from building its own AI model. AI agents supplied up to 55 percent of method proposals, but humans made more than 85 percent of final decisions. A third of the tasks wouldn't have been attempted without AI. The authors warn that more agent activity doesn't mean more autonomy. The article AI agents do more of the work in model development, but humans still make the decisions appeared first on The Decoder.
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An analysis of 769 task records and agent records of an AI project shows that these systems are increasingly performing work, but people continue to define final goals, methods and decisions. The team also warns of the risk that supervision will end up being reduced to approving hard-to-revise chains of work.

A research team evaluated 769 task protocols from the development of its own AI model. AI agents provided up to 55 percent of the method proposals, but more than 85 percent of the final decisions were taken by people. A third of the tasks would not have been addressed without AI. Authors warn against confusing growing agent activity with increasing autonomy. The article AI development with AI agents: AI takes on more work, but hardly makes any d…

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the-decoder.de broke the news in Germany on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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