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The word "agent" is so overloaded in the AI space. Sometimes it means a sophisticated interaction system, but other times it just means API. I think it's partly a sign of how new the space is. We don't have consensus on the best way to use these systems yet.

Today I learnt that gcc can mean 'Google Closure Compiler'. It's a sophisticated compiler, but I suppose its use cases are sufficiently non-overlapping with C compilers to avoid confusion. Surprised me though.

A new speculative execution vulnerability in CPUs: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/05/spoiler_intel_processor_flaw/ Attacks only get sophisticated over time, and this is a great example of other researchers finding similar issues. This vulnerability is independent of Spectre.