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id: "quote-agents-are-lazy"
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tags: ["agent-behavior", "dev-ops"]
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speaker: "Nate B. Jones"
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
sources: ["s41-nvidia-open-sourced"]
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---
# Agents are lazy developers

## Quote

> "Agents are by definition just trying to get the job done. They are lazy developers."

— [[entity-nate-b-jones]]

## Why It Matters

This line is the **mental model** for [[claim-agents-are-lazy-developers]] and the foundational behavioral assumption behind [[concept-agent-environment-readiness]] and [[framework-factory-agent-readiness]].

The rhetorical force: stop attributing agent failures to model reasoning. Treat agents the way you'd treat a junior developer optimizing only for closing the ticket — and design environments that close every shortcut.

## Practical Corollary

If you accept this metaphor, the immediate next step is [[action-implement-strict-linting]].

## See Also

- [[claim-agents-are-lazy-developers]]
- [[concept-agent-environment-readiness]]
- [[framework-factory-agent-readiness]]