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What Is an AI Agent? A Builder's Definition (2026)

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An AI agent is software you hand a goal, not a task. It reads the situation, decides the next step on its own, takes the action, and adjusts when the result changes, with little or no step-by-step instruction. A chatbot only answers. An automation only follows the fixed rules you wrote in advance.…

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  1. 2026-09-05 07:43 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    What Is an AI Agent? A Builder's Definition (2026)

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