AI Agents Explained
Summary
If your AI just talks to you, you're only using 10% of what's possible šā ā A chatbot can help you plan your day. An AI agent checks your calendar, drafts the email, sends it, AND follows up when nob
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Today we're breaking down agents. The difference between an AI chatbot [music] and an AI agent is that a chatbot is able to talk with you and you can go back and forth with it. But an [music] agent is able to take that conversation and actually autonomously take actions. For example, [music] an AI chatbot can talk to you and help you plan your day. But an AI agent is able to check your Slack messages, your Gmail, your calendar, help you figure out what your day should be, block out times in your calendar, and also draft responses on your Slack messages and your [music] emails. They can even send emails for you, although you might want to be a bit careful about that. Since 2025, AI Agents has taken [music] the world by storm. And everybody is very obsessed with making things more agentic, [ā¦