A sceptical look at LLMs & Agents

I’m an LLM sceptic. LLMs controlling the computer is a security nightmare, misinformation is to be avoided. Most modern agent clients build in some level of security, turning repetitive input tasks into a series of outputs & permissions dialogs. Permission dialogs suck, but output review is still faster than extended inputs. There’s a workflow here: Give a request. The LLM builds a small code-based tool to carry it out. Human reviews, tweaks, approves the tool....

March 7, 2026 · 1 min