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Deconstructing AI Agents: From Expensive If-Statements to True Autonomy

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Originally published on tamiz.pro . The Ghost in the Machine: Why 50% of 'AI Agents' Are Just Expensive If-Statements and How to Build Real Autonomy In the current landscape of Generative AI, the term "Agent" has become the most overused and least understood identifier in software engineering. Mark…

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  1. 2026-09-29 06:01 · DEV Community — AI
    Deconstructing AI Agents: From Expensive If-Statements to True Autonomy

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