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Is this a serious question? In my view a live assistant differs from an agentic model in that it is a conversational interface, interconnected with live data feeds and able to exert some control over the physical environment. Can agents do some of those things? Sure. But this isn’t the primary intended application for agentic tech, which focuses on running longer tasks unattended. And yes, Jarvis could make use of background tasks himself, and I think that’s a major part of his value. But it doesn’t have to be Jarvis actually performing those tasks, just directing them. Let the agents do the agentic things, and let the more conversational models interface with the humans.


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