Some terminology:
- Some terminology:
- A harness is mechanistic code that LLMs run within.
- An agent is a loop with an LLM and tool calls.
- An assistant is an agent with a memory.[b]
From other episodes
- There's a dimension separate from space and time: the semantic dimension.2026-04-13
- When talking to LLMs you don't have to clean up your typos or worry about rambling or bouncing all over the place.2026-04-13
- What is the system of record for software production?2026-04-13
- What is the strategic staying power of our Google Accounts?2026-04-13
- Harnesses don't accrete meaningful state individually, but they do indirectly in the community.2026-04-13
- It's not a random happenstance that LLMs love filesystems and bash.2026-04-13
- Gradient descent gets super linearly more effective in multiple dimensions.2026-04-06
- An effective writing technique that LLMs have learned to imitate: "Connect nine of the ten dots."2026-04-06