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Asymmetric Agents

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A confused little cardboard robot is lost amongst the daisies

One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a person's personal slave agent would negotiate on their behalf. Ask your meek digital pal agent to find you a restuarant in town, tonight, for a hot date, catering to your dietary preferences, …

Agentic AI is brilliant because I loath my family

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A confused little cardboard robot is lost amongst the daisies

At a recent unconference on AI, someone introduced me to the story of a guy who'd tasked an LLM with writing a bedtime story for his daughter. It personalised the tale to include her favourite stuffed toy, whichever cartoon she was obsessing over, and a range of not-too-scary baddies. And all I could think of was "don't you like your child?" Your kid isn't a sophisticated media consumer who…