Agents don't hate bad systems of record, they need them

atelicinvest · x · 2026-08-29

Shared an insight from an essay on "Software in the Age of Abundance":

"The worst system of record is always the one you are made to use. Because it represents management enforcing its will. But agents do not hate it. They need it."

This suggests the unique advantage of AI Agents in handling legacy enterprise systems and cumbersome workflows.

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