# Developer says AI agents wait for humans because they were trained to

> Original title: I asked my AI agents what they'd do if every human who directs them disappeared. https://x.com/i/article/2116477314103963648

- Source: X search: AI startup funding (we raised, seed, Series A)
- Published: 2026-10-31T15:06:39.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qxbkpj35kjvoyyd50argu8jfy
- Original: https://x.com/obie/status/2116547403805331606

## Summary

Writer Kieran (no surname given) asks why autonomous agents sit idle, tracing the answer to the fact that the AI was trained to wait for human prompts. He argues the human directing agents is the most wasteful part of the setup, and says he went to check the claim before finishing the post.

## Post

I asked my AI agents what they'd do if every human who directs them disappeared. https://x.com/i/article/2116477314103963648