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📣 simonw

What does the term "AI agents" mean to you?


I have a hunch that there isn't actually a widely agreed upon meaning for the term "AI agent" yet, despite a lot of buzz around it (even extending to some pretty big funding rounds).

What does it mean to you?

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For me, they're systems that:

1. Have a goal (hard-coded, taken as input, etc)

2. Create a plan (of steps or tasks) to achieve the goal

3. Execute (the steps or tasks in) the plan to achieve the goal (often including tool use)

4. Sometimes they check for success against the goal and/or re-plan based on current status

Love your blog BTW