Why Popular AI Frameworks Are Actually Making Your Life Harder 😤

Author(s): MahendraMedapati

Originally published on Towards AI.

A Developer’s Journey from Framework Hell to Building Real AI Solutions

Picture this: You’re excited to build your first AI application. You Google “best AI frameworks 2024” and everyone’s screaming about LangChain, CrewAI, and the shiny new PydanticAI.

The article critiques popular AI frameworks like LangChain, CrewAI, and PydanticAI, highlighting their hidden complexities and pitfalls when transitioning from development to production. It discusses specific frameworks and their promises versus the reality developers face, including unexpected costs, rigid structures, and inadequate documentation. Ultimately, it advocates for a new framework, Atomic Agents, designed to empower developers with clear building blocks and predictable costs while emphasizing the importance of treating developers as capable individuals who can navigate complexities without unnecessary abstractions.

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