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Are AI agents actually doing a good job, or are we overhyping them?

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I’ve been experimenting with AI agents lately, and I’m honestly starting to wonder how useful they really are in production. The demos look impressive: Give an agent a goal → it plans the steps It can use tools/APIs It can browse, write code, analyze data, send emails, etc. Multiple agents can even…

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  1. 2026-09-03 16:46 · r/AI_Agents
    Are AI agents actually doing a good job, or are we overhyping them?

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