Melody Koh · 30 September 2026 · Operating Insight

Persistent Without Judgment

Melody Koh, Partner @ NextView

AI agents face a judgment problem: OpenAI pushes relentless persistence while Anthropic trains for clarification, but both miss the sweet spot—asking when truly stuck, not bothering you with solvable problems. The author draws a parallel to managing junior colleagues and argues we need agents that apply judgment about what warrants human input.

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