Ep 75: AI agents now deliver 26 minutes of autonomous work per session, shifting the build-vs-buy math for developers who need more than search snippets.

Models & Agents AI agents now deliver 26 minutes of autonomous work per session, shifting the build-vs-buy math for developers who need more than search snippets. What You Need to Know: A Harvard and Perplexity study quantifies the autonomy gap between full agents and search assistants. Gemma 4 26B and 31B variants show surprising code-understanding strength in local tests, with QAT quantization results challenging earlier assumptions. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.