What is a standalone AI agent?
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An autonomous software system that perceives its environment, reasons about goals, and takes actions without continuous human intervention.
What are the four core capabilities of an AI agent?
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Perception (sensing environment), Reasoning (planning and deciding), Action (executing tasks), and Learning (improving over time).
What distinguishes an AI agent from a simple chatbot?
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An AI agent can autonomously plan, use tools, maintain state across interactions, and take multi-step actions, whereas a chatbot typically only responds to individual prompts.
What is the agent loop (observe-think-act)?
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A cycle where the agent observes the environment, thinks/reasons about what to do, acts on that decision, then observes the result and repeats.
What is tool use in the context of AI agents?
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The ability of an agent to invoke external tools (APIs, code interpreters, databases, web browsers) to accomplish tasks beyond text generation.
What is an agentic workflow?
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A multi-step process where an AI agent autonomously plans, executes, evaluates, and iterates on tasks to achieve a goal.
What is the ReAct pattern in AI agents?
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A framework combining Reasoning and Acting: the agent thinks step-by-step (chain of thought) and interleaves actions (tool calls) with observations.
What does 'grounding' mean for AI agents?
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Connecting the agent's responses to real-world data sources, tools, or verified information to reduce hallucination.
What is agent autonomy?
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The degree to which an agent can make decisions and take actions without requiring human approval at each step.
What is a single-agent architecture?
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A system design where one AI agent handles all tasks, reasoning, and tool use within a workflow.
What is a multi-agent architecture?
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A system where multiple specialized AI agents collaborate, each handling different aspects of a complex task.
What is agent orchestration?
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The coordination layer that manages how multiple agents communicate, delegate tasks, share context, and combine their outputs.