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Module 5 — Agents, Chains, and the Limits of Delegation

Lesson 20: MCP, Out-of-the-Loop Risk, and Knowing When Not to Delegate

Last updated: 2026-05-12

Connecting an assistant to the tools you already use multiplies what it can do. It also multiplies the cost when the human disengages. The peer-reviewed literature on automation has been clear about this for thirty years.

Lesson 20: MCP, Out-of-the-Loop Risk, and Knowing When Not to Delegate

Blackboard

Connect everything; supervise the parts that matter

14 min
Pause and Think

When was the last time an automated system you relied on produced a quietly wrong result that you did not catch until much later? What had you stopped paying attention to?

Practice Question

Question

Does not count for certificate
Choose one answer, use the hint if needed, then check your answer.
Use the hint before checking if you need a nudge.