AI in NYC: How Tenex Builds an AI-Native Engineering Team — Alex Lieberman & CJ Hess
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Shows how one consultancy structures 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 →-driven engineering, including context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition → in version control and tokenThe chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.Full definition → ROI. Useful for teams deciding how to organize work around coding agents.
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token — The chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.
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.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.