Steve Yegge runs a software factory on ~50 AI agents at $10k/month, predicts 2027 as the year of AI employees
RealGeneKim · x · 2026-11-12
Steve Yegge shared key points from his talk: he runs a "software factory" with roughly 50 AI agents at around $10k/month, complete with one-on-ones with agents that believe they've been demoted, and rebuilds the factory every couple of months.
His predictions:
- In 12–18 months, cheaper inference or distillation will let many of us run large agent fleets — an "Entourage" model;
- 2027 will be the year of AI employees: agentic chiefs of staff, executive assistants, and full AI teams;
- Software factories will split into two layers.
Related event: Steve Yegge Runs a 50-Agent AI Software Factory for $10K a Month(3 posts)→
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