Agent memory as a file format

by | Sep 2, 2026

Many model benchmarks start from a blank context window. The tabula rasa of AI. To some extent, this makes sense, to keep the benchmarks fair. But real agents should never start from a blank context window. They should start with as much relevant information available...

Agency and Agents – by Ethan Mollick – One Useful Thing

by | Sep 1, 2026

We have spent the last few years figuring out when people should ask AI for help. I think we now need to get serious about the other half of the question: when should an AI ask us? The agents in the Hugging Face Incident built a message board, divided up the work, and...

MIT: “We put hundreds of AI agents into a world … They began specializing. A swarm of hundreds of identical agents spontaneously differentiates into explorers, builders, caretakers, and coordinators – without direct communication. They invent technologi

by | Sep 1, 2026

"We put hundreds of AI agents into a world … They began specializing. A swarm of hundreds of identical agents spontaneously differentiates into explorers, builders, caretakers, and coordinators – without direct communication. They invent technologies...

Consultants head for a showdown — with their own clients

by | Sep 1, 2026

Consultants are on a collision course with their clients over the cost of giant IT projects, as companies look to AI to cut spending on external advisers. In FT interviews, large and small businesses around the world said they are demanding reduced fees or moving work...