This article introduces the "time-travel test" for AI, illustrating that most modern AI applications would fail if transported to the past due to their reliance on cloud infrastructure and non-existent remote servers. It emphasizes that while cloud AI is powerful, it is not self-contained on the device and critically depends on external systems.
VAEN is an open-source CLI built to address the portability challenges in AI coding-agent workflows, enabling the packaging and sharing of complete agentic harnesses. It simplifies the distribution of useful agent configurations via .agent files generated from YAMLs.
A fintech analyst criticizes current AI-in-payments pitches for failing to address agent governance, memory ownership, and auditability. Most approaches treat agents as UX gimmicks, overlooking issues like reputation portability across institutions or verifying agent decisions.