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Has anyone automated a workflow with AI and later realized it was easier to do manually?

AI automation sounds great when you look at how much time a task takes. Something that takes an employee 30 minutes might take an agent 30 seconds. But then you start accounting for the time spent checking outputs, fixing mistakes, handling exceptions, and keeping the automation running. Suddenly,…

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  1. 2026-10-22 06:02 · r/AI_Agents
    Has anyone automated a workflow with AI and later realized it was easier to do manually?

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