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RS Glossary

AI Agent

An AI agent is a software system that uses a model to choose and carry out multiple steps toward a goal, often by observing state, using tools, and adapting its next action.

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  • AI Agent
  • Agentic AI

Remember it this wayA chatbot answers; an agent can continue and act.

In plain language

Instead of answering once, an agent may plan, call software tools, inspect results, update its working state, and continue until it reaches a stopping condition or requires human input.

Why it matters

Multi-step action expands both usefulness and risk. Teams need explicit permissions, boundaries, checkpoints, observability, ownership, and reliable stopping and rollback paths.

Example

An agent reviews a support queue, drafts responses from approved sources, creates proposed ticket updates, and pauses for a person before anything is sent.

Common misconception

Agent does not mean fully autonomous, conscious, or trustworthy. Many useful agents operate within narrow tasks and frequent human gates.

Related terms

Sources

Learn more

  • Define action boundaries with [[human-ownership|Human Ownership]] and [[state-transition-protocol|State Transition Protocol]].

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