--- title: Just run more agents bro, they will build anything bro description: An experienced engineer who built 12+ AI agent systems explains why current autonomous agent hype is mathematically flawed. Error rates compound exponentially... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/just-run-more-agents-bro-they-will-build-anything-bro-xre8nnry2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Just run more agents bro, they will build anything bro | daily.dev og:description: An experienced engineer who built 12+ AI agent systems explains why current autonomous agent hype is mathematically flawed. Error rates compound exponentially... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/just-run-more-agents-bro-they-will-build-anything-bro-xre8nnry2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XRE8nnrY2.png og:image:alt: Just run more agents bro, they will build anything bro og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Just run more agents bro, they will build anything bro **[Denis Bolkovskis](https://daily.dev/sources/yruvff6ibftylbjx9dzvt)** · [@denisb0](https://daily.dev/denisb0) · 30 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary An experienced engineer who built 12+ AI agent systems explains why current autonomous agent hype is mathematically flawed. Error rates compound exponentially in multi-step workflows (95% per step = 36% success over 20 steps), token costs scale quadratically making conversational agents economically unsustainable, and tool engineering for AI interfaces requires specialized design. Successful production agents work within bounded contexts with human oversight, focusing on AI handling complexity while traditional engineering ensures reliability. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@vikyw** · 7 upvotes > The decision makers who decide to invest in AI agents are Dunning Krugered **@fabianletsch** · 5 upvotes > This is a very very sober take. > > I also work in the industry and while at work i think i am building pretty reliable and useful ai tech, especially because we also have things like human in the loop, i also think that you are not completely correct. > > Many ai tools are sold with the "AI Agents" pitch but in the end the customers want stateless functions like you described. Most care about Input -> Output and most dont actually want 20 step conversations. That just takes too much time. **@isaacmathew** · 2 upvotes > Before running agents, it is the {thinking of work} that is done by agents. Design of labour as assembly line management is a new paradigm. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/just-run-more-agents-bro-they-will-build-anything-bro-xre8nnry2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/just-run-more-agents-bro-they-will-build-anything-bro-xre8nnry2","headline":"Just run more agents bro, they will build anything bro","text":"Shared: Why I'm Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/just-run-more-agents-bro-they-will-build-anything-bro-xre8nnry2","datePublished":"2025-09-25T16:01:34.387Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T06:25:17.352Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Denis Bolkovskis","url":"https://daily.dev/denisb0","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--PGCuYx85--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/avatars/avatar_yRuVFf6IbfTylBjx9Dzvt","description":"resident meme expert","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":56600}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--2-1xRawN--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2011","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":30},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/xV5zAZKH8"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"The decision makers who decide to invest in AI agents are Dunning Krugered","datePublished":"2025-09-27T05:50:55.569Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/XRE8nnrY2#c-KbGMtZS39","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Viky","url":"https://daily.dev/vikyw","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/112059651?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":7}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"This is a very very sober take.\nI also work in the industry and while at work i think i am building pretty reliable and useful ai tech, especially because we also have things like human in the loop, i also think that you are not completely correct.\nMany ai tools are sold with the “AI Agents” pitch but in the end the customers want stateless functions like you described. 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