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Making sense of AI agents
What is an AI agent? A plain explanation of how agents choose actions, use tools, differ from chatbots and hand work back to people.
Things I learn about technology, shared in case they help someone else figure it out too.

What is an AI agent? A plain explanation of how agents choose actions, use tools, differ from chatbots and hand work back to people.

A Corolla, a Porsche and a Range Rover. A practical way to choose between AI tools, plus where the analogy breaks and how to test them on your own work.
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