Scholar proposes "harness distillation": agent-layer skills will be absorbed by models

Yoav Goldberg coined "harness distillation," arguing that capabilities first emerge in the agent harness layer and are eventually internalized by models, though harnesses retain an edge in long-tail niche cases—an outlook echoed by observers after visiting Anthropic.

2026-10-04 ~ 2026-10-04 · 3 related posts

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• Goldberg: harnesses retain edge only in tail cases; niche domains will keep them — yoavgo · 2026-10-04