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tinfoilhatteryesterday at 4:43 PM3 repliesview on HN

Cannot fathom how being slaves for AI agents translates to usefulness.


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a4ismsyesterday at 5:19 PM

The term of art for this is becoming a "Reverse Centaur:"

A “centaur” is a human being who is assisted by a machine (a human head on a strong and tireless body). A reverse centaur is a machine that uses a human being as its assistant (a frail and vulnerable person being puppeteered by an uncaring, relentless machine).

https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-09-11...

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sheikhnbakeyesterday at 4:46 PM

We're acclimating ourselves to the inevitable service to our future AI overlords

co_king_3yesterday at 6:21 PM

I agree that the deal the site proposes is essentially being a slave to an AI agent.

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