Despite what the marketing hype might suggest, AI agents are far from infallible — and if you've ever actually used one, you already know this. Today's episode dives deep into the many, varied, and sometimes surprising ways AI agents can fail, from subtle reasoning errors to cascading task breakdowns. It's episode six in the show's ongoing season arc on AI agents, and failure modes turn out to be a surprisingly rich topic worth unpacking in detail.---Website: https://lineardigressions.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linear-digressions/id941219323Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JdkD0ZoZ52KjwdR0b1WoTSubstack: https://substack.com/@lineardigressions