Claims that AI agents run whole companies are misexplained and create unrealistic expectations.

If you’ve been reading up on or watching content around AI agents, you’ve probably seen tons of people claiming that AI agents are running entire workflows for them, replacing employees, and operating businesses on their own. Some of that is true. But I think a lot of people end up with the wrong explanation of what’s actually happening, which leads to completely unrealistic expectations around what AI agents can do. And because of that, I see people making the same mistakes over and over again when they try to automate their own work.