Company with best clock beats company with best model
every · x · 2026-08-25
Tom Critchlow argues that agents operate in seconds while companies run on weekly meetings, quarterly plans, and annual strategy, creating a mismatch. He proposes "standard status": a continuously updated record of goals, decisions, permissions, and constraints shared by humans and agents, serving as a new coordination mechanism for the AI age.
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