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agents
Deterministic pipelines: the load-bearing rule for production AI agents
There is one architectural rule that separates AI agents that survive contact with production from AI agents that quietly get switched off. It is not more prompts, better models, or tighter guardrails. It is where you draw the line between what the model decides and what code owns.
19 Aug 2026
Where AI agents are actually earning their keep in the mid-market
Vendor pitches for AI agents promise to transform whole businesses. What's actually paying back inside 100 to 1,000 person firms is more specific, more boring, and much more useful. Here's what's working, what isn't, and what makes the difference.
15 July 2026