Field Notes
Observations, opinions, and hot takes on AI developments.
AI agents are overhyped but also inevitable
Most 'agent' demos are just chatbots with extra steps. But the real thing is coming.
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Context windows matter more than benchmarks
A model that can hold your entire project in context beats a slightly smarter model that can't.
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Prompt engineering is already dying
The models are getting good enough that you don't need to trick them into doing their job.
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Open source is catching up faster than anyone expected
The gap between closed and open models is shrinking every month.
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