What is the single definitive factor to you that makes an “AI agent” truly an AI agent, and not just automation that’s been rebranded?

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CEO in Services (non-Government)2 months ago

Agency to make autonomous decisions based on contextual data.

Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture in IT Services2 months ago

For me, the AI has to include an 'inference' step i.e. an action is taken that is not defined by programatic rules.

Director of IT2 months ago

There's a nice overview on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rpa-vs-agentic-ai-transforming-business-automation-phil-beaumont-dz0ue/

IT Director in Healthcare and Biotech4 months ago

"The intelligence", the way I understand it, in traditional automation the rules are coded and base in predefined rules. With AI agents, the difference would be in applying artificial intelligence for deciding on the next step or steps.

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no title4 months ago

We've been creating AI agents in a unique way by developing a Personal Digital Worker starting from the individual. This approach is yielding impressive results. I'm happy to share more about it.

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