When an agent is the right pattern, and when it's a pricier script — an operator's checklist
The word "agent" is the fastest-growing line in AI budgets — and most things sold as agentic are deterministic pipelines in a pricier, harder-to-audit costume. An operator's checklist: the four conditions an agent has to meet at once for its non-determinism to be worth the price, and when to stay with a script.
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