Naming the new category: what do we call always-on, proactive AI agents?
_ScottCondron · x · 2026-10-22
A naming debate for an emerging product category: proactive 24/7 AI agents with their own environment, computer and browser (Muse, Duet, GrokBot, Dots, Hark, etc.). Scott Condron proposes "always-on agents" — a sign these persistent autonomous agents are crystallizing into a distinct category without an agreed name yet.
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