Silicon Valley Hiring Now Prizes Human 'Agentic' Skills, Says Chinese Tech Observer
vista8 · x · 2026-09-16
vista8 defines agentic capability as autonomously defining problems in ambiguous environments, planning a path, marshaling resources, executing, and iterating. While coined for AI agents, he argues people need it too — and Silicon Valley hiring increasingly values this human version of agentic ability.
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