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Levels of automation for AI agents (0-4) - where do yours sit?

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I've been building agents for a while and I keep seeing the word agent used for very different things, so I started thinking in levels, similar to self-driving levels. Here's the mental model I use: Level 0 - no AI. Scripts, cron, CI. Procedure is known, deterministic. If you can write the steps do…

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  1. 2026-09-03 02:46 · r/AI_Agents
    Levels of automation for AI agents (0-4) - where do yours sit?

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