AI agent

1 of our books defines this term.

An AI agent … pursues a goal across multiple steps, using tools, making decisions, and taking actions in the world.

— The Sociotechnical Architecture of AI-Enabled Enterprises, in “The Sociotechnical Architecture of AI-Enabled Enterprises”, Ian Eslick (SoFi), Collin Fox (United States Navy), Amanda Graham, Suzette Johnson (Northrop Grumman), Chuck Lafferty (ADP), Tom Kilcommons (Newton), Rosalind Radcliffe (IBM), Cat Swetel (Nubank), Annie Vella (Westpac New Zealand), Sam Yeats (TeamForm) & Robin Yeman (Leidos)

See also Agent · agentic paved path · context as architecture · Generative AI (GenAI)

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