"I want a golden retriever agent": reliability beats superintelligence
pastramimachine · x · 2026-09-27
A resonant take: superintelligence may be the wrong target. What the author wants is a "golden retriever agent" — dumb but 100% reliable — highlighting the tension in agent design between raw capability and dependability, where reliability often matters more in real-world use.
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