How always-on agents work — study notes (English and Chinese)
Lecture: Lee Robinson, Stanford CS146S, 2026-10-08

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3. Lecture content
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Speaker: Lee Robinson (https://x.com/leerob). Guest lecture "How always-on
agents work", Stanford CS146S, 2026-10-08. The original video was posted by the
speaker on X: https://x.com/leerob/status/2108650243365736855

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