Agentic workflows should stay deterministic first and call AI only when needed
RealGeneKim · x · 2026-07-21
The post argues that modern automation should stay as deterministic as possible and call AI only when needed.
The referenced article says the best agentic workflows mix rules and reasoning: use deterministic systems for the stable parts, then invoke AI for the non-deterministic pieces rather than handing the whole task to the model, which is expensive.
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