Brain Teaser: The Agent Delegation Dilemma
Brain Teaser
You manage three AI agents with different capabilities:
Agent A completes any task in 3 minutes but makes errors 10% of the time
Agent B completes any task in 6 minutes with 100% accuracy
Agent C can verify any completed task in 1 minute with perfect error detection
You have five identical critical tasks that must be completed with zero errors. What's the most efficient strategy to complete all tasks?
Answer: Use Agent A for all tasks, then Agent C to verify each one. If Agent C finds an error, use Agent B to redo that specific task. Expected time: ~19 minutes (15 min for Agent A + 5 min verification + expect ~3 min for Agent B to redo the statistically likely error).
Hey, great read as always. Thank you for this insightful look into agent delegation, which truly makes one reflect on the cricital strategies needed for robust and error-free AI system design in practice.