Every computing era began with applications doing the OS's job - own drivers, own memory, own rules - until a kernel underneath did it once, and enforced it.
Agent harnesses are that era, right now. Every one rebuilds memory, tools, identity - and none can police its own code.
Operating systems beat harnesses.
love this. Does anyone really think a billion always-on autonomous machines are going to be using shared-ledger blockchains for settlement? Time for something new