Why do I still have to check the UI after using AI?
AI tools and automated scripts frequently make mistakes, forcing people to manually inspect the main application interface to verify that tasks actually executed correctly. This defeats the time-saving purpose of automation by requiring constant babysitting and error correction.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Switching back and forth between the interface and automation tools to manually inspect data records, formatting, and deletions.
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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