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by vanessa49 88 days ago
One thing that surprised me while experimenting with agents is how quickly automation runs into the problem of context and memory.

Executing workflows is actually the easy part. The harder problem is deciding what the agent should remember about previous interactions and how that memory should influence future behavior.

Without some form of long-term memory or learning loop, agents often end up behaving more like stateless automation scripts.

It makes me wonder whether the next interesting step for agents isn't just more tools, but systems that can gradually evolve from their interactions with a single user.