News Summary

• AI agents perform best when given a specific, repeatable task, not broad mandates.
• The layered value looks like this: At this first level, you build agents to handle individual tasks.
• Each agent is purpose-built to execute that one task reliably and repeatedly.
• An agent that handles 80% of a task delivers real value.
• You supply the remaining 20%.
• The agents also serve a second function Keith didn't fully anticipate: they act as a second brain.
• If he can't remember when a project was completed or how a specific process was handled, he just asks.