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Agent Persona weekly articles

August 3, 2026

Agent Personas Should Be Contracts, Not Costumes

Agent Personas Should Be Contracts, Not Costumes !AI Humans and Robots Image: AI Humans and Robots by Bovee and Thill, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Agent Personas has a public website. That is the safe product claim

July 27, 2026

Agent Personas and the Difference Between Role-Play and Agent Design

Agent Personas and the Difference Between Role Play and Agent Design !AI Humans and Robots Image: AI Humans and Robots by Bovee and Thill, licensed under CC BY 2.0. The fastest way to make an AI agent sound useful

July 23, 2026

Agent Personas Are Useful Only If They Are More Than a Vibe

Agent Personas Are Useful Only If They Are More Than a Vibe The phrase “agent persona” can sound unserious if it only means “act as a senior product manager,” “be ruthless,” or “write like a pirate.” That kind of prom