{
  "id": 12299261,
  "title": "At S4 Capital’s Monks, agents can run autonomously, unsupervised for days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/at-s4-capitals-monks-agents-can-run-autonomously-unsupervised-for-days",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digiday",
    "slug": "digiday",
    "url": "https://digiday.com/marketing/at-s4-capitals-monks-agents-can-run-autonomously-unsupervised-for-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "S4 Capital has enabled AI agents to operate autonomously for days at a time, without supervision, according to Wesley ter Haar, the chief AI and revenue officer at the firm's Monks office. Some of these runs last 36 to 48 hours, with substantial projects extending over several days, he said. The majority of this work involves coding for the company's own software. Ter Haar described handing over such tasks to agents as a \"no-brainer,\" given the precision and rule-bound nature of programming.\n\nTer Haar elaborated, \"We had coding agents that were working for 36 to 48 hours and not making mistakes.\" This autonomy hinges on clearly defining the work requirements upfront. Staff draft the specifications the agents must adhere to, with the clarity of these instructions influencing the quality of the output. Prompts from the staff can guide the agents' work accordingly. The agents are self-regulating as well. During multi-day projects, multiple agents share the workload, testing their code against the initial specifications and reviewing each other's contributions continuously.\n\nPreviously, developers were responsible for setting up this automated framework, meticulously writing guidelines for task division and communication among agents. Now, S4 Capital's system handles this integral aspect of AI-driven operations, streamlining the process and allowing teams to focus on strategic decision-making.",
  "summary": "S4 Capital’s digital agency now budgets for tokens and talent from the same pot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}