I wonder if this is just a matter of degree. In a few years (or less) you may not have to "skillfully guide" anything. The agents will just coordinate themselves and accomplish your goals after you give some vague instruction. Will you still feel proud? Or maybe a bit later then agents will come up with their own improvements and just ship them without any input at all. How about then?

That requires thinking. Let's just ship now, think later. Does it matter? Show me the money and all that. We will all just ride in the sunset with Butch Cassidy and the Sunset Kid I'm sure.