Chip Huyen quote, Jan 7, 2025

Author, AI Engineering · Jan 7, 2025 · Post, Agents

A common complaint is that agents are only good for burning through your API credits. However, if agents can be autonomous, they can save human time, making their costs worthwhile.

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Said by: Chip Huyen, Author, AI Engineering
Where: Agents
Topics: Agents
Source: huyenchip.com/2025/01/07/agents.html

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