Agents Are Not Enough

As artificial intelligence (AI) integration grows, autonomous agents are experiencing a resurgence, and examining their past incarnations reveals lessons about what worked and what failed that can inform current development. We propose combining generative AI with a robust ecosystem to make the current wave of agents more effective and sustainable.

Authors

Chirag Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3797-4293)
Ryen W. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-4249)

Institutions

Microsoft (United States) (US)
University of Washington (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Computer
Published: 2025-09-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/mc.2025.3575829
Citations: 2
Primary Topic: Language and cultural evolution
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 32.98

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Agents Are Not Enough

Chirag Shah, Ryen W. White

Sep 24, 2025

2 citations

Computer

Language and cultural evolution

32.98

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Agents Are Not Enough

Chirag Shah, Ryen W. White

September 24, 2025article en

2 citations

Abstract

ComputerVol. 58(10)

Microsoft (United States) (US), University of Washington (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 0%

Language and cultural evolution

32.98

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