Your Agent Loop Doesn't Know When to Stop

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0530

How does an AI model know when its work is done?

Before you answer, try the human version: how do you know when yours is? A programmer stops when the tests go green or a reviewer approves. A designer steps away, comes back, and decides the remaining imperfections no longer matter. A writer ships because the deadline arrived or the editor accepted it, not because the prose reached some objectively final state.

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Your Agent Loop Doesn't Know When to Stop