Andrew Dumit

This talk addresses the challenges of deploying coding agents for complex tasks, particularly in domains like sustainability where expert judgment and nuanced processes are critical. It emphasizes that while coding agents offer significant power and flexibility, their unconstrained execution can lead to unpredictable and potentially erroneous outcomes. The core thesis is that to effectively leverage coding agents, especially when direct answer verification is difficult, it's essential to implement a "harness" that constrains the agent's *effects* rather than its reasoning, ensuring process integrity and verifiable outputs.