Wrapper vs harness: will the next model release help you or kill you?
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-10-14
A simple litmus test for AI startups: a wrapper puts a UI on someone else's model and dies when the model ships that feature itself; a harness owns what the model can't — tools, context, memory, workflow — and gets better with each model. Ask: does the next model release help you or kill you?
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