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In a reflection on agents, Karpathy favors manageable pieces of work, with explanations and verification of the result.
For a business, the practical question is which deliverable your team can review before allowing the next step.
Where would human confirmation make a difference in your workflow?
UNDERSTANDING AGENTS
Willison describes agents as models that use tools, receive their results and keep working toward a goal.
The distinction helps separate a useful conversation from a completed task. Identify which lookups and actions actually need to happen.
What concrete action should follow the message?
WORKFLOW DESIGN
In this engineering article, Anthropic recommends starting with simple solutions and adding complexity when the task calls for it.
A starting point might be organizing a request or preparing a handoff. First, define what a useful delivery looks like.
Which part of the routine is worth solving well before expanding?
A foundational reading published in 2024; the tools mentioned have evolved since then.
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