Quoting Boris Mann

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A quote from Boris Mann comparing '11 AI agents' to having multiple spreadsheets or browser tabs, suggesting the phrase is meaningless.

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# A quote from Boris Mann Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/boris-mann/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/boris-mann/) 13th May 2026 > “11 AI agents” is meaningless as a phrase\. If I said “I have 11 spreadsheets” or “I have 11 browser tabs” to do my work, it means about the same thing\. —[Boris Mann](https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca/post/3mlp2ipupv22z)

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