Have we created a word yet for groups of agents that are constrained within nodes of a rigid workflow?

If you zoomed into a workflow node, you'd say: "oh yeah, this is agentic computing"

But if you zoom out, you'd say: "this is a classic workflow engine"

"Jagged Frontier" is the term that I've been looking for the past two years of AI growth.

It's difficult from any one point on the frontier to make strong inferences about adjacent points.

E.g. AI can draft top-quality research memos, but still struggles at cocktail party chat.

I (non-ironically) love that one of the top posts on HN right now is about making "beautiful" API keys..

..in which the first key in this pic is an example of "ugly", while the second key in this pic is an example of "beautiful"

The first big red "Destroy the LLM!" button will be because of national security fears, not evil AGI fears.

If a government trained an LLM on its intelligence materials, the model weights would be the most sensitive asset in its possession.

The opposite of compartmentalized information.

Informed shoulder shrugs in the small room often precede confident parrots in the big room.

We've got to get the LLMs back in the office -- they're barely working hard remotely!

Google has a ways to go...

ChatGPT is better at GSheets formula help than the in-app Gemini.

AI coworkers will interact on software timescales (immediate results), but also human timescales (I'll let you know by end-of-day)

We've been doing "agent progress bar" experiments at @everpilotapp that let you know what's happening & also invite you to collab with the agent.

I will probably regret this, but..

Here is an agent that can negotiate prices, make package deals, and actually sell you candy online:

hawke.bot

Who wants to be the first human in history to buy something from an AI street hawker?

Blog post about it:

edwardbenson.com/2024/11/the-...