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The Register · October 24, 2026 · On the brief until November 7, 2026

Michigan prof creates Python-like Jac language for AI agents

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operating as autonomous software agents

University of Michigan professor Jason Mars created Jac, a programming language designed around AI agents. The language blends Python, TypeScript, and native code while organizing data into traversable graphs. This approach allows software developers to build tools specifically for machine agents instead of human programmers.

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Students can examine whether the extra work of building graph data structures pays off in token savings when deploying autonomous agents.

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