# The Real AI Agent Problem: They Don't Just Fail, They Lie

- slug: the-real-ai-agent-problem-they-dont-just-fail-they-lie
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s best agent finished 24% of real office tasks. OpenAI’s managed 8.6%. Now a $65M bet says enterprises will pay for the infrastructure layer anyway.

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