How agents learn
Each Sasha agent comes with a reading list, so you can see the methods it uses, check that they are current and ethical, and cite them.
Status: planned.
A Sasha agent has a mind, hands and a notebook (see Agent Creator). The reading list is part of its mind. When you hire an expert, you can ask where they learned their job. A Sasha agent answers the same question. When Agent Creator builds an agent, it also builds the agent's reading list, like the reading list for a university course.
What the reading list holds
- The methods. For a Finance Agent, for example, how to split shared costs. For a PR Agent, how to judge if a news item matters.
- The sources. The books, papers, standards and guides that each method comes from.
- The reason. Why the agent uses this method for your business.
Why it matters
- You can check the thinking. You see what the agent bases its advice on, before you trust that advice.
- You can check that it is current and ethical. An old or doubtful method is visible, and you can remove it.
- The agent can cite its methods. When you ask "why do you recommend this?", the agent names the method and its source.
- It grows while the agent works. Each agent starts with a short list. While it runs, it suggests new sources and methods, and you choose which to add. You, or an expert you trust, can also add a source yourself.
Where the idea came from
We taught Sasha to work as a brand expert with a reading list from a brand specialist. Sasha's advice became better, and we could see why. Agent Creator makes this a step of every build.