Teknium: Hermes was built to be the most powerful AI Agent, not a personal assistant
Yackadaisical · x · 2026-10-07
Responding to criticism that Hermes isn't tuned for heavy professional use, Teknium says Hermes was never intended as an email-reading 'personal assistant' agent — his stated goal has always been to build the most powerful AI Agent. 'Normie' consumers can still use it and the team works on approachability, with a mobile app on the way.
Related event: Teknium Defends Hermes as a General-Purpose Agent(4 posts)→