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What is Agent?
A plain-English explanation of Agent (AI Agent) — what it means, why it matters, and how it is used in AI.
Agent
AI Agent
An AI agent is a system where a language model is given tools, memory, and the ability to take actions in the world — such as browsing the web, running code, sending emails, or calling APIs — to complete multi-step tasks autonomously.
"An AI coding agent can be given a GitHub issue, write the code fix, run the tests, identify failures, fix them, and submit a pull request — all without human involvement."
Also known as: AI agent, autonomous agent, LLM agent
Why does Agent matter?
Agents are used for automated research, software development, customer service, and complex workflow automation.
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