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> AI agents are just software, after all. I wasn’t going to understand them by reading prompt guides. I had to use them for real work, see where they failed, ch
by ChrisLTD 1mo ago
> AI agents are just software, after all. I wasn’t going to understand them by reading prompt guides. I had to use them for real work, see where they failed, change the prompts, tools, or environment, and try again.
AI agents are just software, so the only way to understand them is trial and error?
- shermantanktop 1mo agoBuilding understanding through use, as opposed to reading, is not a controversial idea.
- guywithahat 1mo agoI think that's similarly in line with software; you don't really know the limitations of a library until you use it, and see that it fails for X reason at 10Hz, or 1000Hz.
- ReptileMan 1mo agoTried and true approach. Sometimes the only way to proceed if you are dealing with - embedded devices, protocols, long and deep stacktraces or freecad.