Turn And Face The Strange: Fly.io is betting on computers for AI agents
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- Fly.io is shifting focus to Sprites, their product for AI coding agents, after recognizing that AI will transform software development by enabling anyone to build programs.
- The company raised more funding, appointed Scott Johnston as CEO, and aims to make Sprites the core business, targeting agent-driven, personalized software with small audiences.
- Sprites are lightweight, cloud-based 'computers for agents' with 100GB durable disks, metered billing that stops when idle, and features like drive forking and Connectors for secure external requests.
- Founder Kurt Mackey steps down as CEO, moving to an advisor role, citing Fly.io's need to move from experimentation to execution on the agent-focused future.