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What Are AI Agents?
AI agents are software programs that can sense their environment, make decisions, and take actions to meet specific goals. Unlike traditional AI models that respond to prompts, agents can:
- Operate with significant autonomy by understanding context, making informed decisions, and executing complex tasks without constant human intervention. For example, an AI agent can receive a project brief and break it down into smaller tasks, create timelines, and manage resource allocation.
- Learn and adapt from experience by analyzing outcomes of previous actions and refining their approach. When an agent encounters an error in code generation, it learns from that mistake and improves its future code suggestions.
- Interact with multiple systems by connecting with various APIs, databases, and external tools to complete tasks. An agent might pull data from a CRM, analyze it using specialized tools, and generate reports in your preferred format.
- Maintain context over extended periods by remembering previous conversations and decisions, making interactions more natural and productive. This means you don’t need to repeat information or preferences in every interaction.
