The author speculates that bigger/smarter models interpreting vague directives to utilize general-function tools will outperform more precise and detailed directives to utilize narrow-function tools:

> Granted to use a skill the agent needs to have general purpose access to a computer, but this is the bitter lesson in action. Giving an agent general purpose tools and trusting it to have the ability to use them to accomplish a task might very well be the winning strategy over making specialized tools for every task.