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AI agent attention shattering

DEV.to AIΒ·April 26, 2026

The author, working on a library for parallel AI agents, finds that frequent notifications from completed tasks shatter their attention, akin to chat pings. They reflect on how this reintroduces distractions, contrasting it with past lessons on the need for uninterrupted focus in mentally intensive work.

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