The author recalls a consumer agentic product from Autonomy in the late 1990s/early 2000s that searched the internet for keywords and downloaded articles. They note that current AI agents, despite advancements, are still as rudimentary as those early systems, with little apparent progress in their intelligence over the past 30 years. The author also mentions Autonomy faced legal issues and was sued extensively. AI
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IMPACT This commentary suggests that current AI agents have not significantly improved in capability compared to early systems from 30 years ago, questioning the pace of progress.
RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion and recollection, lacking new factual information or a credible source, placing it in the meme category.