I feel like this is an outdated point of view now. Logs are clearly going to be read primarily by agents very soon, if they're not already now.
For example, we're experimenting with having Claude Desktop read log files for remote users. It's often able to troubleshoot and solve issues for our users faster than we can, especially after you give it access to your codebase through GH MCP or something like that. It's wild.
How does this change the point that is being made in the article? Your agent is also only taking one of the existing roles that humans today occupy (e.g. the software operator or developer)
If the logs are being read by agents then they should be more detailed and verbose to help the agent understand the root cause. We reduce the volume of information for humans. That doesn’t need to be the case any longer.
For example, we're experimenting with having Claude Desktop read log files for remote users. It's often able to troubleshoot and solve issues for our users faster than we can, especially after you give it access to your codebase through GH MCP or something like that. It's wild.