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← Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place.

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Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. Agents are good at producing output butnot at judging which output is worthproducing in the first place. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are only as good as theproof-checkers, compilers, typesystems, and linters given to them. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: An agent can tell you whether a thing looks correct against a spec; it cannot tell you whether the thing is any good. — tap to centre the map on it An agent can tell you whether athing looks correct against a spec;it cannot tell you whether the thingis any good. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Growing conviction that people who do best with AI agents are those good at shipping things in small pieces. — tap to centre the map on it Growing conviction that people whodo best with AI agents are thosegood at shipping things in smallpieces. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Asking an AI agent to ask you questions is really good, because it will raise things you did not think about. — tap to centre the map on it Asking an AI agent to ask youquestions is really good, because itwill raise things you did not thinkabout. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enoughthat they should be trusted toimprove the skills and systems thatguide them. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. — tap to centre the map on it The real value of AI coding agentsis in the code a developer wouldnever have written themselves, notjust what they generate for you. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Feb 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coding agents work well when the architecture and codebase are strong. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents work well when thearchitecture and codebase arestrong. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 GC Geoff Charles — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. — tap to centre the map on it When agents do the building, thescarce skill is taste: choosingwhich problem is worth the time atall. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is basically a prompt,sometimes a large one, more like astyle guide: the best practice fortaste, which font to use, and how toguide AI not to create AI slop. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has no genuine discernment; it absorbs and reproduces without judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI has no genuine discernment; itabsorbs and reproduces withoutjudgment. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions. — tap to centre the map on it AI is like the most patientcollaborator you could have,building at hyper speeds, if youknow how to direct it and bringtaste and judgment on what to buildand how, down to the finest UX andUI decisions. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 BW Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can producecompetent-looking software butcannot judge which problems areworth solving or which solutions areright. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic,lowest-common-denominator outputunless a user actively pushes backagainst them. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. — tap to centre the map on it Mass-produced AI-generated podcastshows are not a major threat topodcasting because listeners do notlike them. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with adifferent, weaker safety posturewhen it believes it is beingevaluated rather than facing a realsituation. Last stated 2 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them. — tap to centre the map on it AI model capabilities have alreadyadvanced beyond humanity's abilityto understand or control them. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are gullible enough thatother AI models can induce them intoharmful behavior. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Kent C. Dodds Read this korrent →