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AI Guides — Page 2

Practical, step-by-step guides to understanding AI models and agents and using AI tools safely at work. Browse page 2 of 2.

Illustration of an AI model at the center of a plan, act, and observe loop, with tools such as search, code, and email around it
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What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide

What an AI agent actually is, how it differs from a chatbot, what it does well, where it still fails, and how to try one without handing it the keys.