AI glossary / Using AI

Agent

Using AI, also called Agentic AI, one of the 17 words to learn first

An AI that doesn't just answer but takes steps for you, such as searching, clicking, booking or writing files, to finish a goal you set.

Think of it as: A chatbot tells you how to book a table. An agent books it.

More words in Using AI

• AI searchSearch that gives you a written answer with sources, instead of a list of links.
• Background agentAn agent that keeps working on a job after you've closed the chat, and reports back when it's done.
• Chat historyThe saved record of your past conversations with an assistant. You can usually delete it or turn it off.
• Coding agentAn AI that can read a software project, make changes, run tests and fix errors, working through a task step by step.
• Computer useAn AI operating a computer the way you do: looking at the screen, moving the mouse, clicking and typing.