Anthropic Duet preview sparks debate: is the "I built my own harness" crowd facing sunk cost?
altryne · x · 2026-10-22
altryne weighed in on the surprising reactions to Anthropic's early preview of Duet, where much of the "I built my own harness" crowd dismissed it. He compares them to the ML folks of early 2022 when ChatGPT launched — insisting their own setup is better, when sunk cost may be the real driver.
The debate raises a broader question: as vendor-native agent products close the gap, how much moat is left for the self-built harness community? He's opening the discussion on the thursdaipod podcast.
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