The Case for Persistent Agents That Stay Connected to Work Instead of On-Demand AI
alifcoder · x · 2026-10-03
A repost of @iamryanai's take on persistent agents: rather than opening AI only when you need something done, an agent can stay connected to the work and keep moving toward a goal on its own. The thread frames this always-on, goal-oriented mode as what makes persistent agents genuinely interesting.
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