Autonomy Once Offered Consumer-Facing Product in Late 1990s
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| Source: Mastodon | Original article
AI agents mimic 90's tech. Old autonomy product also searched and downloaded articles.
The concept of AI agents is not new, as evidenced by Autonomy's consumer agentic product in the late 90's and early 2000's. This product could search the internet for keywords and download articles for users to read at their leisure. As we reported on May 1, the Pentagon has recently partnered with 7 leading AI companies to deploy their AI agents, and developers are experimenting with coding using Large Language Models (LLMs).
What matters is that despite the advancements in AI technology, the latest AI agents seem to lack intelligence, much like their predecessors. This raises concerns about the effectiveness of these agents in real-world applications. The benchmarking of 13 LLMs on the same agentic task, as reported earlier, highlights the importance of choosing the right SDK for AI model development.
As the development of AI agents continues, it will be interesting to watch how these agents evolve and become more sophisticated. Will they be able to learn from their mistakes and improve their performance over time? The intersection of AI agents and LLMs is an area to keep an eye on, as it has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology.
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