https://iguessthatworks.com/tags/ai/Recent content in AI on It Might be WorkingHugo -- gohugo.ioenJeff MayeurWed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0700https://iguessthatworks.com/posts/04-2026/day-2-whats-next/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0700https://iguessthatworks.com/posts/04-2026/day-2-whats-next/ <p>Day 2 of what's next. Gratitude is the word of the day, but there's also some career stew steeping today. Like everyone in technology I'm continually re-learning my job as Agentic swarms have shifted the way we work. At base I think software engineering is still the codification of a process. It's taking decision trees, or actions and creating digital stand-ins that allow us to work faster and broader.</p> <p>Agents have shifted the way we understand the problem, accelerate the definition of the landscape and ultimately commodify<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup> the encoding of a solution, but the fundamental flow is still the same. Agents exist as both toys and tools. The name Cronagotchi — that I really want to stick — is what I call scheduled atomic agents that require a steady diet of tokens to thrive. These Cronagotchi are only a tool if they can be connected back to a fundamental problem or opportunity, otherwise they're fun pets that entertain but don't create measurable value.</p>