Agents at Work 9: AI Agents from First Principles w/ Johno Whitaker from Answer.AI

In this episode, Jordi Montes and Johno Whitaker (https://answer.ai) discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents, exploring definitions, the impact of generative AI, and how AI development is becoming more accessible. Answer.AI is a new kind of AI R&D lab which creates practical end-user products based on foundational research breakthroughs. You can think about it as Xerox Labs for the AI era.They delve into notebook-driven development, integration of AI in software workflows, and debate whether the future will feature powerful single models or cooperative networks of smaller agents. The conversation emphasizes empowering users through thoughtful interaction design and innovative frameworks like LLMs.txt and FastHTML, highlighting AI's potential to enhance human creativity and cautioning against over-reliance on automation.