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Core Concepts

Concepts

  • Concepts - This section provides foundational definitions, terminology, and conceptual frameworks essential for understanding agentic AI systems
  • Agent Definition - An AI agent is an autonomous software entity that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve specific goals
  • Agent Foundational - Foundational definitions, internal architecture, and core capabilities of AI agents drawn from primary academic and industry sources.
  • Agent Types - AI agents can be classified based on various characteristics including their capabilities, architecture, and application domains
  • AI Engineering - AI engineering is the process of building applications on top of readily available foundation models
  • 2026 AI Predictions (You.com Whitepaper) - The central thesis is a shift from Chat-Engines (AI systems you converse with) to Do-Engines (AI systems that autonomously complete tasks end-to-end)
  • Foundation Models - Foundation models are large-scale AI models trained on broad data that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks
  • References - - "Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice" - Wooldridge & Jennings (1995)