Reports what a real-task benchmarkA standard public test set for comparing AI models — the shared scoreboards behind every "model X beats model Y" claim.Full definition → of personal agents finds: cost-saving tasks beat time-saving ones, proactivity is the differentiator, and merchants are splitting on letting agents in. Useful for anyone designing consumer agents.
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benchmark — A standard public test set for comparing AI models — the shared scoreboards behind every "model X beats model Y" claim.
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.
