Agent counts doubling every 9 months: toward trillions of agents and EDA-style tooling
jwt0625 · x · 2026-09-24
The author argues we're dreaming too small: total agent counts could double every 9 months, agents per user every 2 years — from millions in 2024 to trillions within a decade, requiring EDA-style tools for harness architecture. The catch: most people just consume, and whether consumption alone can justify swarms of hundreds of agents depends on on-the-fly generated content creating that demand.
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