Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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Agreed, but for the application side, this is something that has to be done. This is a...

Agreed, but for the application side, this is something that has to be done. This is a lifeline that races against time. Another point is that I think that in the end, except fo...

April 8, 2026 路 1 min read

Agreed, but for the application side, this is something that has to be done.

This is a lifeline that races against time.

Another point is that I think that in the end, except for a few application-side AI teams that really survived because of their unique business barriers, others had to train and distill their own private model strategies like Cursor.

The application side can even internalize the localized harness experience into its own model, combined with the general capabilities of each top large model.

Although the road is rough, it can survive.

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