Beyond Model Independence: Hardware Execution Layer Independence
lgrammel · x · 2026-07-13
This post highlights an increasingly realistic issue: **model independence isn't enough; beyond just model APIs, enterprises also need "harness independence"**. Core arguments: - By 2026, model providers might create lock-in behind the scenes through **proprietary hosted harnesses** - This creates an illusion of model swappability, while actually binding you to the runtime, orchestration, and toolchain layers - The countermeasure is using solutions like **AgentHarness**, allowing the same Agent to run on any harness The cited article is Satya Nadella's *The Reverse Information Paradox*, discussing how enterprises can protect core IP in the intelligence era.
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