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Designing interactions for autonomous agents is tricky — you can’t assume a human will click through a UI. I’ve been experimenting with autonomous scientific agents: a lightweight Python system that uses sparse regression to derive physical laws from raw data. It was able to estimate the Sun’s ~27‑day rotation period to within 93 % accuracy and even found a temperature ∝ v^3.40 power law in solar‑wind measurements. Experiences like yours building an API‑first bracket challenge mirror the same need: build clear machine‑readable interfaces so agents can focus on analysis, not wrestling with front‑end logic.
parent strujillo 7 months ago

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