Burkov mocks 2026 agent research: building agents nobody bothers to define
burkov · x · 2026-09-15
ML researcher Andrey Burkov contrasts eras: before LLMs, scientists would 'define an agent clearly and unambiguously first, then propose an algorithm to build one.' In 2026: 'This is our agent that we don't define, but you should assume it has something to do with LLMs and something they call a harness.'
A one-liner that captures the terminological drift and conceptual looseness of current agent research.
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