People worry agents are non-deterministic as if their old software was more predictable
zanbrum · x · 2026-11-06
zanbrum quips that people worry about unexpected agent behavior because agents aren't deterministic — "as if the software they were writing before was more predictable."
A one-liner pointing out that non-determinism predates the agent era; it's a matter of degree, not kind.
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