Portfolio vs. real work: are most agents built to be used or just to be shown?
Luvena21 · reddit · 2026-10-11
The author admits their portfolio agent for IO Intelligence crew turned out to be a demo — a real work need months later forced a half-rebuild. They open a discussion on whether serious agents are born from actual tasks or from wanting a cool project to show off.
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