AI agents
An AI agent is a system that takes actions toward a goal over many steps, rather than giving a single answer. Today the term usually means a language model that can use tools, such as running code, searching the web or operating software, then check the results and decide what to do next. "Agentic" describes systems that work this way.
Why it comes up
Ng argues agentic workflows are where near-term value lies, while Bengio argues autonomous agents carry the greatest risk and founded LawZero to build a non-agentic "Scientist AI" instead.
Andrew Ng
Yoshua Bengio
David Silver
Mustafa Suleyman