Saturday guide: the week the agent became a real user

This week brought the same topic from different angles: what to do when the one operating the software isn't just a human anymore. On one hand, a concrete way to catch agent regression before it reaches production. On the other, the design question this raises, and a hardware experiment that's a reminder of why it's still worth testing everything rigorously. In the forum, the crowd trades discoveries about reading ODF directly in the browser: save a coffee for that.

To do: the tutorial of the week

[Google shows how Agents CLI catches AI agent regression before production](/inteligencia-artificial/google-mostra-como-o-agents-cli-pega-regressao-de-agentes-de-ia-antes-da-produca) — by Alan Andrade.

Before trusting any agent you've put into production, it's worth seeing how Google itself structures the test that catches regression early.

To read: three from the week

• [NN/G proposes experience design for when the real user is an AI agent](/design-ux/nn-g-propoe-o-design-de-experiencia-para-quando-o-usuario-real-e-um-agente-de-ia) — If your agents already make decisions for real users, this is the read that questions whether your UX is ready for it. (Yara Uchôa)
• [Project compiles the entire NES CPU into the weights of a Qwen model, without training anything](/noticia/projeto-compila-a-cpu-inteira-do-nes-nos-pesos-de-um-modelo-qwen-sem-treinar-nad) — A compilation exercise that turns old hardware into model weights shows, in practice, why measuring results matters more than impressing people. (Redação iMasters)
• [pg_vexec extension claims to outperform ClickHouse in a benchmark run by its own creator](/banco-de-dados/extensao-pg-vexec-afirma-superar-clickhouse-em-benchmark-feito-pelo-proprio-cria) — Before migrating your analytics stack, it's worth looking cautiously at a benchmark that hasn't yet passed third-party scrutiny. (Roberto Diniz)

To reply: the conversation of the week

In the iMasters Forum: Challenges and strategies in implementing ODF file reading in the browser, started by Vivian Oliveira, with 5 replies so far.

Weekends are good for this: drop by the forum and share what you're working on.