antirez: Precise Prompts May Beat Agent Auto-Loops
antirez · x · 2026-07-06
Redis creator antirez shared that before losing access to Fable, he realized that even after several days of intense work, he had only used 14% of his weekly quota. He argues that scarce, powerful intelligent resources should be used through "precise, focused questioning and implementation." The currently popular "loop" approach of auto-cycling consumes massive tokens and isn't necessarily the optimal solution right now (though the future may differ). He isn't fundamentally opposed to loops, but he doesn't believe that unconditional, massive autonomous token consumption is the correct path today.
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