Posts tagged "automation"

2 posts tagged with automation.

29 July 2026 · 15 min read

The /loop Pattern: When Self-Pacing Helps vs Burns Tokens

A practitioner's recipe for cache-aware long-running agents. When self-pacing wins, when it loses, and why the 270-second prompt cache window is the only number that matters for an idle loop.

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22 April 2026 · 32 min read

The Automation Paradox: Why AI Agents Create More Work Before They Create Less

Teams deploying AI agents see a productivity dip before gains materialize. The supervision tax, the correction loop, and the trust calibration period are predictable, manageable phases, not signs of failure.

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