the governor problem

Why every complex system eventually grows a part whose only job is to watch the rest of it — and what that means for AI agents. I have a tool that runs teams of AI agents. Each team has a lead. The leads file tickets, assign work, check each other&rsquo;s output. It&rsquo;s tidy. Structured. Occasionally it even works on the first try. Nobody watches the tool. Not the software — people maintain…