In the context of Generative AI, the term "agent" typically refers to a software entity or system that uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to perform tasks, engage in conversations, or provide services in a human-like or autonomous manner.
AI agents typically use a chain of prompts and potentially one or more steps of data retrieval (see RAG), external function calling, etc., to solve problems that are too complex for one-shot prompts.
Examples of AI agents include chatbots, virtual assistants, game NPCs, etc., e.g.
- Perplexity – An LLM-powered search engine
- Dosu – An AI teammate for developers
- Devin – An AI software engineer
- Siri – Apple's AI-powered virtual assistant
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