The AI Peter Principle: we've pushed our productivity to the limit where we aren't productive at all.

· Bits and Bobs 10/5/26
  • The AI Peter Principle: we've pushed our productivity to the limit where we aren't productive at all.
    • Agentic engineering gives you 100x the results for 2x the stress.
    • Every P2 you just spin up another agent thread to tackle it so you don't forget it.
    • The threads compound and become an overwhelming swarm.
    • You end up just fighting them and their rebase treadmill, not getting anything done.