AI Agents, Explained Plainly
The words you’ll hear about AI agents, each in a sentence or two, with the comparisons people ask about most. No jargon you need to look up.
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All Explainers
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What Is AI Agent Memory?
How an agent keeps track today, and what it remembers next week.
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What Is An AI Agent?
Software that takes a goal and does the steps in your apps.
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AI Agent Permissions And Least Privilege
Give each agent only the access its job needs, and nothing more.
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AI Agent Vs Chatbot
A chatbot answers. An agent opens your apps and does the task.
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AI Agents Vs Rule-Based Automation
Rules for the predictable work, agents for the messy middle.
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AI Agent Vs A Human Virtual Assistant
What to give a person, what to give an agent, and why both work.
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Are AI Agents Safe With My Logins?
Three ways agents get into your accounts, and which to trust.
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What Is An AI Kill Switch?
One control that stops your agents right away, and what it should do.
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What Does “Bring Your Own AI Model” Mean?
Use the AI plan you already pay for inside another tool.
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What Is A Browser Agent?
AI that clicks, types and fills in forms in a real web browser.
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What Is Human In The Loop?
A person reviews or approves the AI’s work before it counts.
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Do I Need An IT Person To Use AI Agents?
What setup really takes, and when outside help is worth paying for.
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Local Vs Cloud AI Agents
Where your agent runs changes who holds your logins and files.
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What Is MCP?
The open standard that lets AI apps plug into other tools.
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What Is A Multi-Agent System?
Several agents, one job: how agents split work and hand it off.
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What Is Prompt Injection?
Hidden instructions that try to hijack what your AI does.
AI agents that work in your apps. On computers you own.
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