Dev doubts 24/7 agents: 'I can't imagine a use case for 80% of people'
felpix_ · x · 2026-10-04
A developer who considers himself AGI-pilled argues that most current use cases for 24/7 autonomous agents are pedantic or niche. He'd rather see compute go toward building and improving software, frontier math/science, or more AI research — adding that he cannot conceive a practical agent use case for 80% of people.
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