AI agents don’t need more autonomy. They need route, boundary, and receipt.

Most AI products are still framed around capability. Can the model answer? Can it summarize? Can it classify? Can it call tools? Can it automate the task? But as AI enters real operational workflows, I think the harder question is no longer: Can the AI do this? The harder question is: Who decided where the work should go, how far it could be delegated, what had to be blocked, where a human had to step in, and what receipt remained afterward? That is the part that still feels underbuilt. A chatbo