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Agent Orchestration Is Outdated; Data and Evaluation Are the New Edge
You.com CTO Saahil Jain argues that heavy agent orchestration layers are becoming obsolete as modern AI models improve at long-horizon tasks. Instead, the competitive advantage in 2026 lies in information retrieval, unique data, and end-to-end evaluation. Over-engineering orchestration can actually degrade model performance.
Meridian48 take
This contrarian view challenges the prevailing agent-building orthodoxy, but its emphasis on data moats and evaluation rigor is a pragmatic reality check for AI startups.
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