Everyone’s talking about AI agents… but almost nobody agrees on what one actually is 🤖⚙️

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]Yes, sir. I guess we should start out by defining what is and isn't agent.

[00:00:03]>> How would you define an agent, Brent?

[00:00:05]>> So, an agent is an AI that can pursue a goal, use tools, work with context, and ask for approval before important actions. Now, I feel like everyone agrees that agents are able to use tools in a loop, and that's like the basic definition of an agent. But, I think it's important to add like context and approvals to that definition, but that's perhaps maybe even more sophisticated.

[00:00:33]Where if you were just going to say an agent is an AI that can use tools in a loop towards a goal, that's the most basic definition.