// Hacker Noon · 12 April 2026

As AI Models Converge, System Design Becomes the Differentiator

This article argues that the competitive gap between leading AI models is rapidly shrinking, making model choice less important than system design. The real differentiator lies in the “agent harness”—the orchestration layer that manages context, tools, memory, and execution. By focusing on how AI sy...

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