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> namely you’re learning what works to get useful responses from ai agents.

Having worked a lot with AI agents, I don't agree.

AI agents are amazing at producing response and results that look correct as long as you don't look too closely.

Even when I try to write extremely detailed specs and test harnesses, even Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 on max will find creative new ways to write code that breaks under real use cases.

Doing throwaway LLM output, playing with it a little bit, and then calling it done will create a false sense that you're really good at getting LLMs to produce working things.

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You're learning to manage idiot savants, which is a very useful skill.
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> You're learning to manage idiot savants, which is a very useful skill.

I think the real bifurcation is whether you will settle on that belief.

Some of us are settling on the belief that the idiot savant, lacking the coherence of a functional mind, cannot be managed. It's essentially a chaos agent masquerading as something more cooperative.

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The thing is, LLMs are more like the opposite: Sophisticated ignoramuses.
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