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AI agents need durable runtimes, not chat sessions
Most AI agents are just chat sessions with tool calls, dying when the conversation ends. The article argues agents need persistent processes with cron jobs, triggers, and goals to handle long-running tasks. It introduces Talon, an open-source runtime that separates model judgment from continuity.
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The critique is valid—current agent architectures often lack durability—but the proposed solution is one of many emerging frameworks, not a definitive fix.
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