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AI agents: 7 things I learned the hard way
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What is discussed
AskMonty AI editorial noteSource consulted:
From his experience with Spiegamelo Facile, Montemagno identifies seven difficulties in building a project with AI agents without being a programmer: costs, time, obsessive involvement, technical blind spots, errors, technical debt and operational isolation. He also recounts an automated loop that consumed credit without delivering a result. He proposes dedicated monitoring and a coordinating assistant, balancing enthusiasm for the possibilities with doubts about actual reliability.
Key points
- Subscriptions, APIs and supporting services require cost measurement and verified limits.
- A working prototype does not automatically solve security, maintenance and future scaling.
- Delegating to a coordinator and monitoring agents may reduce supervision but requires practical verification.
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Mamma di Goldrake
A comic reference to a figure with outrageous powers: an exaggerated comparison for something extraordinary.
Across the reviewed archive: 44 items
#7 in the ranking
The bald jokes
The hair and shampoo jokes are part of his self-deprecating humour about being bald.
Across the reviewed archive: 74 items
#3 in the ranking
Spippolare / smanettare
Tinkering with tools, apps and settings: trying things out to understand them and build something.
Across the reviewed archive: 63 items
#4 in the ranking
Porca paletta / porca paletta zozza
A playful exclamation of surprise or frustration, roughly like darn it. The longer versions make the reaction more theatrical.
Across the reviewed archive: 106 items
#2 in the ranking
Shall we begin?
His English cue to move from the introduction to the main topic or demonstration.
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