Why Does Your AI Agent Work Better for You Than for Me?
The article discusses the differences in AI agent performance based on user phrasing. A colleague experienced less effective routing due to using simpler language, which the AI did not recognize as requiring the same level of assistance. The author explores how specific vocabulary impacts the AI's ability to classify and enhance requests.
- ▪A colleague's experience with an AI agent was less effective due to his use of simpler English as a second language.
- ▪The AI's routing mechanism relies heavily on keyword matching, which can lead to different outcomes for similar requests based on phrasing.
- ▪Certain words trigger enhanced processing and additional resources, while plain language may not activate these features.
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Home » PostsWhy Does Your AI Agent Work Better for You Than for Me?May 27, 2026 · 10 minTL;DRA colleague asked why the agent routes to pipelines and workflows for me but not for him. We had to work just to understand the question. The answer was the wording. The lever-words are simple English, and knowing which ones matter is invisible knowledge.A colleague called me to go over the agent and how to use it. His first language isn’t English.Partway through the call he told me his experience was worse than mine, and then he asked the question that I keep thinking about. Why does it route to pipelines and workflows when you do it, but not when I do it?We both had to work to even understand what that question meant. He wasn’t describing a crash or an error.
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