AI Agents Explained
In this article, we'll explore the basics of what AI agents are, how businesses are using them, take a look at the risks and also what the future may hold.
It's been around two years since OpenAI's ChatGPT hit the public consciousness, and in that time, many of us have interacted with an LLM chatbot, asking it a variety of questions and getting a response back where we chose to use that answer for something else, or not. Today, though, we're starting to move beyond this simple Q&A into solutions that are far more helpful: AI Agents.
What is an AI Agent?
In simple terms, an AI agent is a goal-oriented system that can independently plan, reason, and take actions over a number of different steps. Unlike early language models that responded to prompts, modern AI agents can break down complex tasks, create plans, and even use seperate tools like web search or code interpreters. All of which can occur with minimal human intervention. This represents a very powerful system that can now carry out specific jobs.
