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> that’s what a coding agent is too. Not quite.

• adastra22 11mo ago
  An AI agent mutates state (the repository) in order to get some metric (e.g. test suites) closer to passing. Same thing, really.
  • woadwarrior01 11mo ago
    An AI agent isn't an evolutionary optimization loop.
    • adastra22 11mo ago
      It is when you’re using it right. The most effective way to use an AI agent is to give it a metric for success (ideally tests, but even a description of success), a state upon which it can effect changes (the repo) and it moves the state towards success by executing tool calls and evaluating the success criteria at each step.