The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) Why Agents Are Stupid & What We Can Do About It with Dan Jeffries - #713
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Dec 16, 2024 In this discussion, Dan Jeffries, Founder and CEO of Kentauros AI, sheds light on the complexities of developing intelligent agents. He shares his innovative 'big brain, little brain, tool brain' strategy for tackling AI real-world challenges and explores the trade-offs between general-purpose and task-specific models. Dan emphasizes the significance of open source in advancing AI technologies, the role of human involvement in creating robust agents, and the promising yet challenging future of intelligent agents.
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Early GUI Navigation Focus
- Kentauros AI focused on GUI navigation agents two years ago, anticipating the need.
- Initially, this was met with skepticism but later validated by projects like Claude Computer Use.
Defining True AI Agents
- Dan Jeffries defines true AI agents as systems capable of open-ended, long-running work.
- These agents operate in the real world (digital or physical) with minimal or no unrecoverable errors.
LLMs vs. Agents
- Sam Charrington built an agent, finding that LLMs in a loop could solve many problems.
- He questions the necessity of agents for all tasks and the justification for added complexity.