After about a decade of working on kernel-bypass operating systems, I have a new research direction! I have been thinking for the last year about AI programming models, and some of my thoughts are here: https://www.irenezhang.net/blog/2026/10/06/am-model.html
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The TLDR: AI coding agents are tools, not people. Just because we can communicate with them in natural language doesn’t mean we should anthropomorphize them. Instead, programmers need a clear mental model of their behavior, which requires a programming model with constraints and guarantees.