AI Agent
Also: autonomous agent
An AI system that can take sequences of actions toward a goal — using tools, making decisions, and operating with varying degrees of autonomy.
Articles
When Claude stops answering and starts doing
There's a clean line between a model that responds to questions and one that takes actions in the world. Understanding that line is the most important thing to know about building with AI right now.
Why most AI agent pilots fail in the first month
Building an AI agent that demos well is easy. Building one that works reliably in production is hard. The gap between the two is almost always one of the same five problems.
When Claude starts doing the work: what AI agents look like in practice
An agent isn't just a chatbot that can click buttons. It's a fundamentally different relationship between a human and an AI. Here's what that looks like when it's working.