What It Takes For Coding Agents To Complete Large Software Tasks
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Shows a concrete architectural fix for the core failure mode of long-horizon AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → tasks: agents quietly declaring victory without a rigorous, externally-defined measure of what 'done' means.
