AI is shifting from a program to a protocol: single-platform thinking is outdated
iamtrask · x · 2026-08-21
iamtrask observes that AI is evolving from a single program into a protocol, evidenced by the rise of MCP, routers, clients, and harnesses. He argues that modeling AI futures as a single platform or viewing AIs as singular "minds" is a flawed approach.
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