AI agents are software entities capable of performing tasks autonomously by perceiving their environment, taking actions, and learning from experiences. They utilize advanced technologies like natural language processing and machine learning to achieve specific objectives, often enhancing business processes such as customer service and marketing. While AI agents offer benefits like 24/7 availability and cost savings, they also face challenges related to data quality, adaptability, and complexity in development.
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AI agents are software entities capable of performing tasks autonomously by perceiving their environment, taking actions, and learning from experiences. They utilize advanced technologies like natural language processing and machine learning to achieve specific objectives, often enhancing business processes such as customer service and marketing. While AI agents offer benefits like 24/7 availability and cost savings, they also face challenges related to data quality, adaptability, and complexity in development.
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agents—so they can perform complex tasks under their own steam. Think of a warehouse robot that
navigates aisles to check inventory by combining information from a range of sensors, cameras, and
scanners with its control software and an ERP inventory management system,
‘What's being called “agentic Al" is coalescing as an exciting opportunity for all sorts of organizations by
making Al easy to use and vastly more helpful.
What Is Al?
Al, or artificial intelligence, refers to computing systems that are trained to simulate human intelligence.
Most Al systems are programmed to learn, and some can improve their performance based on experiences
and new data, solve problems using a wide range of inputs, and pursue goals and objectives in a
methodical manner. In the most recent advancement, generative Al systems can make decisions and
initiate actions independently to reach their goals. GenAl is used in applications as varied as self-driving
cars, media recommendation engines, and tools such as DALL-E and Midjourney that create images based
on textual prompts.
Enterprise Al refers to ongoing work to apply GenA\ and related technologies to business workloads, with
systems augmented with the organization's data. Think customer service, personalized marketing, and HR
and finance assistants.
What Are Al Agents?
Alagents are software entities that can be assigned tasks, examine their environments, take actions as
prescribed by their roles, and adjust based on their experiences.
People give Al agents objectives based on the agent's role and the organization's needs. With its objective
in hand, the agent may make plans, perform task, and pursue the goal based on its training, the application
in which it’s embedded, and the wider environment in which it operates. Agents learn and iterate and may
take on specific roles, connect with data sources, and make decisions on their own. Advanced agents have
specialized jobs that may involve executing multistep processes that require judgment, communicate in a
way that mimics human interactions, and often cooperate with other agents, The modular nature of agents
enables complex workflows. The autonomy given to agents is determined by the humans who invoke them.
Just as in hiring a new assistant, more autonomy may be given as proficiency is proven
Agents work by combining natural language processing, machine learning capabilities, an ability to gather
data by querying other tools and systems, and continuous learning to respond to questions and perform
tasks. A good example is a customer service Al agent. When a customer inquiring about an order asks,
“Where's my stuff?” the agent forms its response by checking with the order processing
the shipping carrier's tracking system via an API, and gathering information on potentia
external factors that could delay delivery.
The term agentic Al refers to systems that actively pursue goals and objectives versus p.
task or responding to a query. Agentic systems can often initiate actions, such as a cust
proactively sending a query to a carrier to ask about shipping delays.
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One way to make agents more useful is by incorporating retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, a
technique that lets large language models use external data sources specific to the organization or agent
role, RAG allows agents to find and incorporate up-to-date and relevant information from external
databases, enterprise systems such as an ERP, or documents into their responses, making them more
informative, accurate, and relevant for the audience. For example, an IT support agent could consider past
interactions with customers before it decides how best to address the issue at hand. It might include in its
response links to helpful documentation or decide to open a ticket on the customer's behalf ifthe issue
needs to be escalated,
Key Takeaways
Al agents are proactive planners: They work to identify the steps needed to achieve the desired goal.
‘As with any Al technology, Al agents can deliver benefits commensurate with their training and the
data they can draw on and the limits humans set for their operation.
Goals that are clearly defined, achievable, measurable, and quantifiable are essential for Al agent
success.
The steps to implement an agent are similar to any Al deployment and begin with clearly defining the
task parameters.
Al Agents Explained
An Al agent is a software entity that can perceive its environment, take actions, and learn from its
experiences. Think of it as a digital assistant or a robot that can perform tasks autonomously based on
human direction, Al agents have distinguishing characteristics, notably the ability to set goals, gather
information, and use logic to plan out steps to achieve their objectives. Because they're underpinned by
LLMs that provide the intelligence to understand the intent behind queries, Al agents aren't dependent on
keywords, scripts, or preconfigured semantics. Rather, they can draw on data retained from previous tasks,
combined with chat-based prompts, to dynamically come up with solutions.
Alagents also learn by trial and error. Reinforcement learning is where an Al model refines its decision
making process based on positive, neutral, and negative responses. They mimic human ingenuity and can
Use tools, including cloud-based and enterprise applications and data sources, APIs, and other agents, to
achieve their goals. They may also use additional Al- and machine learning-based systems to analyze
complex data, natural language processing tools to process inputs, RAG to provide up-to-date and
contextually appropriate content, and cloud services for the computational resources required to do their
work.
How Do Al Agents Work?
Alagents work by combining techniques and technologies, such as those we just noted,
assigned goals. For example, a recommendation agent might use machine learning, tap
sets to identify patterns; natural language processing to understand requests and com
and interfaces to enterprise tools, such as an ERP system, database, or internet of Thing
external data sources, including the internet, to gather information.
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Al agents are planners. They can identify the tasks and steps needed to achieve the assigned goal. For our
customer service agent, understanding where a given shipment is requires a series of actions. It would first
access databases with information about the specific order, such as the shipment ID, delivery method, and
date placed, Next, it would use that data to query the shipping carrier's database using a web services,
interface to provide real-time tracking and an estimated delivery date, The agent could also look at where
the shipment currently is and how long it has taken in the past to make the next leg of its journey. If it's in
an air freight terminal in Boston and a hurricane is moving up the East Coast, the agent might infer that a
delay is likely and convey that information to the customer.
‘Al agents gain autonomy by collecting information, taking action and learning from that action, and making adjustments
based on feedback.
Benefits of Al Agents
Alagents, like any Al technology, can deliver benefits commensurate with their training and the data they
have to draw on. A feature that separates agents from their more static predecessors is that they can
recognize when they don't have enough data to make a high-quality decision and take action to get more
or better data. The formulation of agents within applications is a highly applied version of Al. As such,
organizations will find that for success with agents, Al gurus aren't needed so much as those who
understand business processes and, possibly, data quality experts. These specialists can help define agent
objectives, set parameters, and assess whether business goals are met, calling in IT or the software vendor
only if they believe the Al itself is malfunctioning.
Specific benefits cited by early adopters of Al agents include
24/7 availability. Al agents can operate continuously, without downtime. And when delivered from
the cloud, agents can operate anywhere that customers, employees, or other intended users might be.
Accuracy. Al agents can minimize human error when performing repetitive tasks, and the vast
amounts of data they can draw on lead to more accurate and well-informed decisions. Of course,
that's predicated on them having access to accurate, up-to-date, and complete data sources. Unlike
first-generation GenAl tools, agents can better recognize when they don't have enough information to
make a quality decision and seek more data as needed.
Consistency. Al agents can be made to follow prescriptive processes and procedures, helping ensure
tasks are performed the same way every time. Agents can also minimize variations stemming from
human fatigue or differences in how various employees might execute a process
Cost savings. While Al agents may reduce operational costs by automating repetitive tasks once
performed by humans, they can also discover and suggest ways to optimize processes while reducing
errors that can cost the company money.
Data analysis. Al agents can process and interpret massive data sets for analysis acti
long-range planning, fraud detection, and predictive maintenance to head off equipn
cases where the agent can't analyze data for whatever reason, it can invoke other tool
Efficiency. Al agents can automate tasks and processes, freeing up human employee
more complex and strategic activities, And they don't require vacations.
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Personalization, With Al-powered marketing campaigns created by agents, companies can effectively
target specific customer segments, often resulting in higher conversion rates and lower marketing
costs. On a macro level, personalization is a trend for a reason—many consumers like when
companies remember and use their buying histories, preferences, and personal information,
Scalability. While scaling up the use of Al agents can take time, it can be easier and less costly than
adding new human resources. Expand the role of agents at a deliberate pace, assessing the quality of
work with each new task given to them. Consider the data and other resources available to an agent
and whether they're sufficient to achieve a new goal. And don't forget training: Employees need to be
educated on how to get the most out of the agents they'll use.
Challenges of Al Agents
Al agents can be challenging to develop and put into production primarily because they rely on complex
models, powerful compute infrastructure, and vast amounts of data that must be curated and kept up-to-
date. Moreover, IT talent oversight is required to confirm that agents can effectively interact with humans
and adapt to unexpected situations, and business and data experts need to help with setup. Make sure you
have expertise in natural language processing and machine learning and watch for these problems.
Adaptability. Although agents are designed to learn and improve over time, they encounter
challenges when faced with a rapidly changing environment or unexpected requests or outcomes. A
common culprit is overfitting, a common Al training challenge where models become too attuned to
the data they were trained on, making it difficult to incorporate new data, Agents are therefore limited
in their scope. The notion that it’s never a good idea to ask a brain surgeon to do plumbing applies to
agents as well
Complexity. While Al agents that focus on specific, fairly rote tasks may be relatively simple to use, as
the assigned tasks get more sophisticated and demand a wide range of functions, agents may become
difficult to design, implement, and maintain. As with any new endeavor, adopting agents is best
accomplished with small, incremental steps.
Dependence on data. Like all Al, agents require high-quality data to perform well. Al agents that are
integrated with other systems, such as human capital management or ERP, have an edge since these
systems inherently accumulate high-quality data, but they may need to be tuned to handle
interactions and data exchange. Organizations need to make sure the data sources that agents draw
from are accurate, timely, and available.
Interpretability. First-generation GenAl systems operated as “black boxes,” making their output hard
to parse. Agents are designed to better explain how decisions are made and which data was
considered in making the decision. Starting with simple tasks and moving on to more complicated
jobs only when the basics have been mastered can help business pros understand how the agent is
doing its work. Further, when agents get it wrong, they can learn from corrections made by business
experts. Those interactions contribute to a better understanding of how they do their
Resource-intensive operations. Like all Al, agents demand significant computatione
storage. When agents are part of applications delivered from the cloud, it’s up to the |
resource systems appropriately and deliver adequate performance. On-premises app
need IT to ensure sufficient resources.
Security risks. To provide the service that business professionals need, agents must.
proprietary information. Further, because agents can remember at least the outcomes of transactions,
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it's important to help ensure agents don't provide undesired access to sensitive data. Since most
agents will be delivered within business applications, i's important to establish and maintain controls
to prevent them from leaking proprietary data. Still, agents represent a new avenue of attack for bad
actors and a new skill set for enterprise security teams, which need to continually assess whether data
lossiis possible,
Components of Al Agents
Alagents depend on a range of inputs to do their work, with the specific mix depending on agent type and
use case, A customer support agent will converse with customers, consult their purchase and support
histories, and access support libraries to answer questions. Some agents will interact only with other
agents. A database query agent might create SQL queries to retrieve information requested by other
agents. Agents functioning as virtual assistants measure success by how well they accomplish tasks, often
based on human feedback. All require a unique mix of components.
Action. Actuators or interfaces enable agents to interact with their environments. Actions might be
physical, such as turning a knob, piloting a self-driving vehicle, or controlling a robotic arm; cognitive,
pethaps deciding between several options for an opening gambit or creating a list of possible ways to
achieve checkmate; or communicative, including composing an email, transcribing audio, or asking
and answering questions.
Goals utility. Goals and utility are related. Goals define the desired outcome for the agent, such as an
HR assistant successfully crafting a job description with input from a recruiter and hiring manager.
Utility measures how well the agent achieves its goals and may be represented by a numerical value. A
gaming agent will measure utility by matches won, while an autonomous vehicle's utility is largely
based on its safety record and rider scores.
Learning. Al agents can improve their results by incorporating lessons from tasks accomplished. An
LLM learning stops when its training stops, but by observing which combinations of proprietary data
and questions produce the best results, an agent can become better at tasks over time. Agents may
also acquire new knowledge from additional training, whether supervised, unsupervised, or
reinforcement learning, The recruiter might rate the agent on the job description it produced, adding
to its utility score; the agent then uses that data to guide future writing
Memory. This refers to the agent's ability to store information from past experiences and retrieve and
Use it to make more-informed decisions and adapt to changing circumstances. Memory is essential for
Al agents to improve their performance over time
Perception. Al agents may use sensors or other mechanisms to gather and perceive information from
their environments. Think about a camera to recognize objects and detect patterns or a microphone to
capture and process spoken queries. Agents may also use sensors to help manipulate objects or
navigate their own positions in the physical world.
Reasoning. Logical decision-making based on data, rules, probability, and learned pe
fundamental for an Al agent, Reasoning is what enables an agent to identify multiple
and decide on the optimal course of action based on available information and outco
Types of Al Agents
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1. Simple reflex agents. These agents operate based on a set of condition /action rules and react to
inputs without considering the broader context or history. An example is 2 basic chatbot programmed to
respond to predefined keywords or phrases, without understanding the context or engaging in an
expansive conversation.
2. Model-based reflex agents. These agents have internal models of the environment relevant to their
functions, allowing them to consider the current situation and the effects of various actions before
deciding what to do, Self-driving cars are a good example. Their “world” is the immediate roadway
around them, They need to track the movements of things within their world and make decisions about
how fast they can travel and whether they need to brake or take evasive action when objects move
toward them
3. Goal-based agents. These agents build on the capabilities of reflex agents by considering long-term
objectives and planning their actions accordingly. They have a more sophisticated decision-making
process than reflex agents. For example, a chess or go agent needs to look several moves ahead and
have a strategy to win, which may include making sacrifices in the short run.
4. Utility-based agents. These agents make decisions based on maximizing desired utility—that is, the
measure of how successfully the Al agent achieves its goals over time. This means they choose actions
more strategically, selecting those most likely to lead to positive outcomes or minimize negative ones in
the longer term. They aim to maximize satisfaction or benefits even when faced with competing goals by
striking a balance. Where a goal-based agent might seek to win a game, a utility-based agent will try to
continuously optimize for an ongoing objective, like minimizing energy use or maximizing sales of a
high-margin product,
5, Learning agents, These agents hone their performance over time by ingesting new data and refining
responses based on interactions with users. Recommendation engines are learning agents. Accuracy
improves over time, whether the agent is suggesting movies and TV shows, music, or items a consumer
may wish to purchase
Characteristics of Agentic Al include proactive and goal-oriented behavior as well as adaptation and autonomy.
Al Agent Use Cases
Ideal Al agent use cases generally have related data and other systems, such as a CRM or ERP, that Al
agents rely on, They're also task-oriented: Think answering a customer question or driving a passenger
from point A to point B. Look for jobs that take advantage of agents’ ability to improve their performance
over time and to make decisions based on their understanding of their environments and assigned goals.
Current popular use cases include
Autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars navigate and make decisions based on their
Content recommendation. Suggestions on platforms like Netflix or YouTube can inc
engagement through personalized content,
Customer support. Automated chatbots for answering customer inquiries that can g
formed answers are key to customer satisfaction.
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Finance. Agents used by financial services firms include automated trading systems and fraud
detection.
Gaming. One example is agents that act as NPCs, or non-player characters, with adaptive behavior
that can help video game developers focus more on primary plotlines.
Healthcare. Al agents that help diagnose certain medical conditions or help manage patient care are
trained with (usually anonymized) patient records and medical images that teach them to identify
patterns so they can predict outcomes and risk factors and suggest possible courses of action.
Personal assistants. Virtual assistants, such as Siri or Google Assistant, are examples of agents that
learn via customer interactions.
Retail. The options in retail are nearly endless, As one example, Neostar offers a platform for buying,
selling, and servicing used cars. It uses an agent to power individualized communications to
customers, with recommended product listings to highlight vehicle suggestions in email messages
that reengage customers and drive them back to Neostar’s website,
Robotics. Al-driven robots can be controlled by agents that perceive their environments, make
decisions, and take actions, Robots used in manufacturing and assembly lines, for example, often rely
on Al agents to perform tasks that include picking, packing, and quality control.
Smart homes, Managing home automation systems and answering verbal questions are popular jobs
for agents, as are powering security cameras, doorbells, and alarms that use Al to detect and respond
to potential threats.
Supply chain management, Optimizing logistics might include using agents to analyze inventory
data to identify slow-moving items and detect changes in demand patterns and adjust inventory levels.
accordingly, that can reduce holding costs
6 Al Agent Best Practices
‘As with any technology investment, you want Al agents to cost-effectively deliver the desired functionality,
now and in the future. For agents embedded within applications, best practices are similar to those you'd
use for a new employee, such as carefully monitoring early outputs and ramping up the complexity of work
as the employee progresses with assigned tasks.
For organizations looking to create their own agents suited to their unique needs, the process is more
involved. Consider these six requirements and recommendations to address them.
1 Establish clear objectives. Clearly defined, achievable, measurable, and quantified goals are essential
for Al agents. As with a human employee, if the agent doesn't understand expectations, it's unlikely to
meet them. Keys to success include keeping objectives well-defined and specific, Avoid vague or
ambiguous goals, aiming instead for objectives that are achievable given the Al agent's capabilities and
resources. Define KPIs to measure success and use that data to improve the model
2. Continuous learning. Continuously fine-tuning an LLM at the heart of an agent isn't
refining the data it uses to make decisions and complete tasks is. For agents embedded
will be up to a vendor to decide when it's time to refine the training of the LLMs powerin
also be up to the vendor to refine how interactions with the agent are stored and recallet
the agent's memory of past work.
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In bespoke agents, refining memory techniques and the data and other inputs supplied can happen more
frequently than fine-tuning of the LLMs themselves. For those building their own agents, these
processes will need to be worked out before the agent is ready for use and likely tweaked to optimize the
agent's operation.
3. Documentation. Documentation is essential for understanding, maintaining, and improving Al agents
There are at least two main types of documentation to consider:
Technical documents might include diagrams of the Al agent's components, data flow, and
decision-making processes along with records of any new code required for the Al agent's
functionality; the algorithms and models used; and the data to operate the Al agent.
Operational documentation includes manuals for users on how to interact with the Al agent;
guidelines for IT to maintain the Al agent, including troubleshooting; and instructions for
integrating agents with the data sources they need to function.
In addition, track and share the KPIs you're using to measure the Al agent's performance, and graph
results over time.
4, Human oversight. Just like a new employee, agents will need time to learn about your organization
and its practices. You'll also want to go slow in terms of giving agents tasks and monitoring the
outcomes. Provide extensive oversight until team members are confident the agent can work
autonomously. Assign oversight roles to individuals or teams, operating under a governance structure,
and make sure your human in the loop system allows for intervention and that the agent incorporates
and prioritizes human feedback.
5, Robust testing. Thoroughly vet the agent in diverse scenarios, both prior to and after deployment,
and focus on validation testing to gauge performance against benchmarks or real-world process
outcomes. Test all the components of the agent individually and then watch how they interact, to the
extent possible. Also make sure the agent is drawing data from relevant external systems, such as an ERP
or database, without bottlenecks. Finally, do UX testing with actual users of the system.
6. Security measures. Protect the agent from unauthorized access and attacks by encrypting and, where
appropriate, anonymizing data used by the agent. Robust access controls are also critical. Your network
and infrastructure security, secure coding, monitoring and incident response, and assurance practices
should extend to your Al systems.
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Your Al center of excellence should play a pivotal
role in overseeing and managing the rollout of Al
agents. Don't have one? Here’s how to get one up
and running now.
Implementing Al Agents
The steps to implement an agent are similar to any Al deployment. First, you'll define the task: What do you
want the agent to do, being as specific as possible with goals and objectives. Then, identify the functional
process the agent will follow, the data it'll need to access, the relevant business experts, and the tools and
other agents it can access as part of its work.
Itis often best to start by assigning a small beta test group, closely monitoring use and outcomes, tuning
the agent based on results, and increasing autonomy based on proven success. Where applicable, you
might model the process on provisioning a new employee. Let's consider a demand forecasting agent
coming online to help a retailer plan for the back-to-school season.
1. Have a defined job description. The Al agent is expected to forecast demand for products, including
backpacks, notebooks, and children’s apparel.
2. Decide what data is required. Curate data sources to set your agent up for success. The demand
forecaster will need, at minimum, past sales figures for the products being forecasted; information about
current market trends and economic indicators; and customer demographics and purchase histories.
Adding data on seasonal patterns that may affect demand, like expected higher than normal
temperatures, and historical details on successful promotions, discounts, and marketing activities is likely
to help increase accuracy.
3. Introduce helpers. Integrating the Al agent with other systems, such as inventory management, your
ERP, and supply chain planning tools, will help enhance its effectiveness. You'll also war’
human experts in the relevant product lines who can provide valuable insights and help
make more accurate predictions.
4, Provide feedback. Regular evaluation and tuning is an upfront time investment that
worthwhile. Gather feedback from customers and your experts to identify areas for impt
work with the software provider to adjust as needed.
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One note: You should have sufficient computational resources to run the Al agent—lagey performance will
kill enthusiasm before the project gets off the ground.
Al Agent Examples
These are just some of the Al agents currently available. Organizations should look at their pain points:
What roles are you having trouble filling? What are some opportunities you've identified but lack the
resources to test out your hypothesis? Is there a persistent employee or customer complaint that might be
addressed by AI? Also, talk to your cloud and enterprise application providers to see what agents they're
baking into their products and services, Those roadmaps can spur ideas,
Examples of Al agents include
Conversational agents interact with the outside world. In the case of enterprise applications,
interactions are usually with humans, but they could be with another software program. In industrial
settings, for example, conversational agents may interact with manufacturing equipment or Internet of
Things devices,
Functional agents, also called user-proxy agents, are associated with a particular organizational
persona or role, Using a real-world example, you may encounter several “functional agents” when you
go for your annual physical: The receptionist agent checks you in and the nurse agent takes basic
vitals, such as your weight and blood pressure. Finally, you see the physician, the doctor who conducts
a more detailed exam, assisted by an agent that summarizes the visit. Each of these agents performs
specific subtasks with specific expertise using different tools, all communicating with one another as
needed to accomplish a task.
Examples of functional agents include
Hiring manager agent. Performs tasks including documenting requirements—for example,
candidate skills and experience—to help hiring managers post an opportunity.
Field service agent. Provides information to technicians, automates tasks such as scheduling,
helps with diagnostics, and makes other decisions for more efficient field service workflows.
Receivables clerk agent. Streamlines payment processing; takes actions to improve cash flow,
such as initiating dunning procedures; and produces reports on receivables performance
Customer support agent. Augments customer support functions by providing relevant
information to human support agents or customers.
Supervisory agents are the orchestra leaders. These agents direct other agents and drive the
planning and reasoning needed to achieve an objective. One example is a user-proxy agent that
makes decisions on whether to act on behalf of a human or connect with a person for human-in-the-
loop feedback.
Utility agents, also called task-based agents, are usually associated with a specific fu
called on by other agents to perform a task, such as querying a database, sending an
performing a calculation, or retrieving a document. Utility agents deployed as part of
workflow usually act autonomously because of their low-risk functionality. Examples
Coding agent. Writes code to perform a specific task using languages like HTML
Python,
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Conversational agent, Receives tasks from humans and communicates the results of workflow
tasks in the manner best suited to the task's requester.
Copy generating agent. Summarizes a body of text or generates sample text to use as a
starting point for longer communications.
Database query agent, Performs tasks related to data retrieval, such as making SQL queries.
RAG agent. Coordinates the retrieval of specific, up-to-date data necessary for an LLM to
make a proper response to a prompt or carry out a task,
Scheduler agent. Schedules meetings with stakeholders to advance a project.
Search agent. Determines the optimal type of search, for example, a web or document search,
and calls the appropriate tool to perform the task.
Skills enrichment agent. Uses documentation to suggest the skills needed to complete tasks,
such as creating a job posting or assisting an employee with profile creation.
Increase Efficiency with OCI Generative Al Agents
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customers can directly query diverse knowledge bases enriched with your enterprise data. Quickly create
and embed custom Al agents in your enterprise business applications and processes,
The service provides up-to-date information through a natural language interface and the ability to act
directly on it. Looking to try Al agent technology? OCI Generative Al RAG Agent—the first in a series of
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Most of us have asked a chatbot a question and received a response that didn't solve the problem. Ending
that frustration is the ultimate goal of smart Al agents. Giving people contextually accurate and relevant
information is good for them and for your organization.
Al Agents FAQs
What are the types of Al agents?
Types of Al agents include simple reflex, model-based reflex, goal-based, utility-based, and learning agents.
1. Simple reflex agents operate based on a set of condition/action rules and react to inputs without
considering the broader context.
2. Model-based reflex agents have an internal model of the environment relevant to their function,
allowing them to consider the current situation and the effects of various actions before
do.
3. Goal-based agents build on the capabilities of reflex agents by considering long-term
planning their actions accordingly.
4. Utility-based agents are associated with a specific function and are called on by other
perform a task, such as querying a database, sending an email, performing a calculation,
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document.
5, Learning agents hone their performance over time by ingesting new data and refi
based on interactions with users
What are real-life examples of agents in Al?
Real-life early examples of Al agents are Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri, virtual assistants that can
perform tasks including setting alarms, sending messages, and searching for information. For businesses,
Oracle Digital Assistant is a conversational Al platform that lets businesses create chatbots and virtual
assistants for customer service and other applications—essentially an Al agent that helps companies create
their own agents.
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