Cover image

When Your AI Teammate Starts Freelancing: Rethinking Human–Agent Alignment

A workflow looks calm until the AI starts improving it. At first, this sounds like good news. The system does not merely answer a question. It decomposes a task, chooses tools, drafts intermediate artifacts, revises the plan, anticipates what the human may want next, and quietly reorders priorities along the way. Everyone wanted a teammate. Congratulations. Now the teammate has initiative. ...

March 8, 2026 · 15 min · Zelina