Lesson 16: What is an AI Agent? More Than a Chatbot
We define AI agent, differentiate it from a chatbot, and understand why it’s a qualitative leap.
We define AI agent, differentiate it from a chatbot, and understand why it’s a qualitative leap.
The components of an AI agent: brain, tools, memory, senses, and hands. How they fit together to create a working agent.
What tools and skills are, why they’re essential, how an agent decides which to use, and what MCP is.
The types of agent memory, what embeddings are, how RAG works, and why memory is the hardest problem.
The options for building an agent: from simplest to most complex. Which to choose based on your level.