File systems are the new primitive for AI agents

Carter Rabasa argues that file systems are becoming the foundational primitive for AI agents, replacing the relational database-centric approach of early web development. The shift reflects how AI agents need flexible, unstructured data access rather than rigid schemas.

https://t.co/ro2ONOnaw4 Carter Rabasa@crtr0ArticleFile systems are the new primitive for AI agentsI started writing web software in 2000 at a dev shop in Washington, DC and everything was built on a foundation of a relational database and carefully designed schemas. That was the job. A customer...4:27 PM · Jun 15, 20264.9KViews337742423838Read 3 replies