Anthropic Engineer Explains: What to Build Instead of AI Agents
An Anthropic engineer discusses alternatives to building AI agents, as outlined in a video titled "What to Build Instead of AI Agents." The video covers various topics, including reasons why previous efforts might have stopped, the role of phones, common mistakes to avoid, and a "70% problem." It also touches on "Claude's guessing game" and questions about "model proof," concluding with a segment on future directions.
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The creators of agent skills stopped building a separate bot for every single job.
In my own AI operating system, I use reusable skills that plug into the same workflow every run. That's why this Anthropic engineer explains what to build instead of AI agents to save you months of wasted time. So what are they actually building? Watch and see.
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Timestamps: 00:00 - They stopped building 00:23 - Why your phone? 01:26 - Stop repeating this 03:03 - Claude's guessing game 04:56 - You lost it 06:14 - Model proof? 06:43 - 70% problem 09:01 - What now?