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AI Agent vs. Cron

A Hacker News user argues that many proposed AI agent use cases could be handled by a cron job calling an LLM, questioning the hype around AI agents.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login AI Agent vs. Cron 1 point by vasanthps 34 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss Most use cases that ai agents are suggested for can be done with a cron that calls LLM for processing. I understand there are genuine use cases, but I dont get why all the fervor is about help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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