real work
real work at Beyond Market Intelligence is a file of 2 stories. The newest of them: “From productivity theater to real results: 4 principles for AI agents” and “Open-Source Adobe Clones Hit 45% Parity, Still Months from Ready”. Not every busy day is a productive one. A developer used Claude Opus 5.5 to build open-source replacements for seven Adobe applications, promoting them on Reddit with a projection of near-complete parity within a month. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every real work story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
From productivity theater to real results: 4 principles for AI agents
Not every busy day is a productive one. Many teams mistake frantic activity for real progress. Our new piece cuts through the noise, outlining four principles for building AI agents that deliver measurable outcomes instead of just generating more work. It's a direct challenge to the culture of productivity theater. For a deeper look at how these ideas play out in practice, see our test of GPT-6.1 Terra's practical skills.
Open-Source Adobe Clones Hit 45% Parity, Still Months from Ready
A developer used Claude Opus 5.5 to build open-source replacements for seven Adobe applications, promoting them on Reddit with a projection of near-complete parity within a month. Then told Hacker News the project was not close to ready. Its own roadmap puts it at 45% readiness for real work, requiring 2,300 to 4,100 agent-hours to reach full parity. Ambitious vision, but honesty about the gap earns trust. For deeper coverage, explore how dotnetup simplifies .NET management without admin rights.