An AI agent is a system that can take actions — such as browsing the web, running code, or calling external services — to complete a goal, often with limited human intervention at each step.
Unlike a language model that simply responds to a prompt, an AI agent can plan a sequence of steps, use tools, and act on its environment to achieve a goal. Agents introduce additional risks because errors can compound across steps and actions may be difficult to reverse.
Important
AI agents acting autonomously require careful oversight. Understand what actions an agent can take, what data it can access, and how to review or stop its actions before deploying one in any consequential context.