From AI wrappers to AI harnesses: the startup shift investors are noticing
khademinori · x · 2026-09-12
Startup advisor Craig Weiss observes a shift in how AI startups describe themselves: no longer "wrappers" around models, but builders of "AI harnesses" — orchestration and execution frameworks around models, signaling that the agent infrastructure layer is becoming the focus of new startups.
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