@VraserX: People wildly underestimate the compute needed to actually replace billions of workers with AI agents. One prompt is ch…
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A comment highlighting that replacing human workers with AI agents will require far more compute than commonly assumed, as reliable agents need extensive tool use, self-checking, and coordination.
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People wildly underestimate the compute needed to actually replace billions of workers with AI agents.
One prompt is cheap.
A reliable agent working all day, using tools, checking itself, recovering from mistakes, coordinating with other agents, and replacing real human labor https://t.co/YXvzHDwhEV
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