‘An army of Claudes, with every one asking for my attention’: Anthropic calls human attention the bottleneck in the botsitting world to come
- Posted on October 19, 2026
- By Fortune
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In brief
As AI systems become increasingly prevalent in enterprises, Anthropic identifies human attention as the critical constraint in managing autonomous agents. With Claude instances consuming 80% of idle time awaiting user interaction and employee meeting schedules rising 20% annually, organizations face unprecedented coordination challenges. This emerging 'botsitting' phenomenon reveals that managing multiple AI assistants may demand more human oversight than initially anticipated, reshaping how businesses allocate resources and structure workflows in the AI-augmented future.
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‘An army of Claudes, with every one asking for my attention’: Anthropic calls human attention the bottleneck in the botsitting world to come
Claude sessions spend 80% of their time waiting on a person, and the median Anthropic employee spends 20% more of their time in meetings than a year ago.
