Agentic AI systems should be designed as marginal token allocators that balance benefit against cost, latency, and risk across their layers rather than as unit-priced text generators.
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Agentic AI Systems Should Be Designed as Marginal Token Allocators
Agentic AI systems should be designed as marginal token allocators that balance benefit against cost, latency, and risk across their layers rather than as unit-priced text generators.