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Code Shapes AI Agent Behavior
AI-generated summary based on The Decoder · Aggregated by OffScreenSpace · Human-reviewed and approved on May 29, 2026
Key points
- Software layer around language model is key to autonomous AI
- Harness includes tools, memory, testing, and permission boundaries
- Deepseek's Harness team explores model + harness formula
A new review paper suggests that the software layer surrounding a language model, rather than the model itself, is the key to creating autonomous AI agents. This 'harness' includes tools, memory, testing, and permission boundaries that enable stateless models to function as working agents. A dedicated team at Deepseek in Beijing is already exploring this concept, with a core formula that supports the thesis: model + harness = AI agent.
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