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THE BITTER LESSON APPLIED TO AGENTS
(aka how to not be steamrolled by GPTNext)

Ramp just hit a $13b valuation and "every surface of Ramp is infused with AI"

TL;DR of @rahulgs' very well constructed @aidotengineer talk

as a syllogism

1. systems that scale with compute beat systems that don't
2. you should build systems such that they improve with more compute
3. exponentials are rare: when you find one, -actually- hop on for the ride (instead of subconsciously fighting it out of habit/fear)
4. therefore allow the agent to flex tools and self augment/improve rather than constrain it

has everything: single message, real life usecase from a major company, and LIVE DEMO (on conference wifi lol)

do not miss

Mar 19, 2025 View on X →

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