AI Glossary
AI Agent
System that autonomously performs actions – beyond mere text generation.
Definition
An AI agent is a system that not only generates text but autonomously performs actions – such as retrieving data, operating tools, sending emails, or triggering processes. Agents combine a language model with tools and a goal specification. They are the next step after chat assistants and enable true automation of entire task chains.
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