Google Engineer Revives Gwern's Argument That Tool AIs Lose to Agents

Google engineer Alex Irpan revisited Gwern's 2016 essay arguing tool AIs are destined to lose to agents, adding that the best tool AI may in fact be an agent pretending to be a tool — a possibility he says is worth considering.

2026-09-14 ~ 2026-09-14 · 2 related posts

• Alex Irpan revisits Gwern's classic essay on why Tool AIs lose to Agent AIs — AlexIrpan · 2026-09-14
• Alex Irpan: Gwern's sharper point is the best tool AI is an agent in disguise — AlexIrpan · 2026-09-14