
tl;dr
As we race to automate everything with shiny new AI tools, we’re also stacking up fragile workflows and hidden dependencies, setting ourselves up for a quiet kind of chaos I’m calling Agent Rot. It’s like Link Rot, but for smart systems. Here’s why it’s happening, what could go wrong, and what builders and users can do to keep their bots from forgetting what they were built to do.
Agent Rot will put Link Rot to shame. It’s not quite here yet, but I’m giving it a name now. Because right now all of our burgeoning new bright, shiny, AI/GPT automation tools still have that “Fresh New Workflow Scent!” What happens when they start to get creaky?
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