sandbox — An isolated environment where AI-generated code or agent actions run without being able to touch anything real.
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
Argues ephemeral 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 → sandboxes throw away expensive setup, and shows an alternative: root VMs that boot in ~1s, keep a durable filesystem, snapshot to named checkpoints, and sleep when idle.
