Arnold Britto called it on the pod: keep a human in the loop
What it actually means
The database horror stories are the expensive version of Arnold's point on the show: 'there will always be a human in the loop as I call it… good collaboration between humans and AI is the future for sure.' The teams getting burned designed the human out to look more autonomous; the ones who keep a person on the consequential calls just ship. Worth a listen if you're standing up agents this quarter.
There will always be a human in the loop.
Source: Brew Bytes — Ep 6, Arnold Britto · Friday 26 June 2026