An AI agent just needs a prepaid card and compute? Reality is far messier
pramodk73 · x · 2026-11-02
phuctm97 argues an AI agent only needs two things: a prepaid card to buy things like a human, and a way (API, CLI, or GUI) to acquire computers so it can work like one — potentially outperforming most human digital workers. pramodk73 quotes and pushes back: it looks simple, but making agents work effectively involves far more moving parts.
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