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Agent-Months: The Smoke and Mirrors of AI Agent Hype, Per Wes McKinney

Picture this: AI agents promising to crank out a month's work in hours — but Wes McKinney says it's mostly myth. Here's the real story behind the buzz, Rust switches, and cash moats.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 4 min read

Illustration of an AI agent juggling calendars and clocks under a mythical cloud

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Wes McKinney debunks 'agent-month' as overhyped without standards, echoing past tech metric wars. 𝕏
Ladybird switches to Rust for safety and speed, potentially revitalizing open browser engines. 𝕏
Money emerges as AI's last moat, with efficient infra like Cloudflare's MCP lowering barriers. 𝕏

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