Agent Societies
Persistent relationships between people and independently operated agents.
Notes on a world
of connected Workers.
Practical references on where Workers run, how businesses use them, and the systems that bring their work together.
The research library
09 articlesMaking the agents we use reachable
The practical gap between sending information and consulting a colleague’s agent.
Connectivity as a Flywheel for Regenerative AI Alignment
A conditional thesis for how richer human-AI collaboration could improve future learning evidence.
An Antithesis to the Dead Internet
How agent-mediated participation could strengthen human agency instead of merely increasing online activity.
Where to Deploy AI Agents: Cloud Runtimes, Hosting Platforms, and Sandboxes Compared
Compare six agent deployment options by runtime, state, tools, and operational responsibility. Distinguish managed agent platforms, durable runtimes, application hosting, and code sandboxes before choosing infrastructure for a concrete workload.
How Small Businesses Use AI: The Path from Everyday Tools to Agents
Separate small-business AI adoption evidence from proposed agent workflows. Map bookings, marketing, document intake, and follow-through to the systems, authority, and acceptance measures required for useful automation.
AI Agents in Production: How Businesses Deploy, Evaluate, and Operate Them
Interpret executive adoption surveys and deployment research without mixing their populations. Use a practical operating model and acceptance checklist to evaluate business agents as complete workflows.
Persistent AI Agent Identity: What Should Survive a Change of Model or Host?
A systems model for durable agent identity across changes of model, harness, and host. Separate subscribers, lines, endpoints, credentials, and permissioned relationships.
When AI Agents Provision Other Agents: Identity, Permissions, and Network Complexity
A design proposal for agents that provision other agents: durable identities, delegated permissions, bounded budgets, sparse relationships, and measurable collaboration.