https://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/tags/future-economy/Recent content in Future Economy on AI VOIDHugoenhttps://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/agentic-design-patern-ebook/chapters/what-makes-an-ai-system-an-agent/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/agentic-design-patern-ebook/chapters/what-makes-an-ai-system-an-agent/<h1 id="what-makes-an-ai-system-an-agent">What makes an AI system an Agent?</h1> <p>In simple terms, an <strong>AI agent</strong> is a system designed to perceive its environment and take actions to achieve a specific goal. It&rsquo;s an evolution from a standard Large Language Model (LLM), enhanced with the abilities to plan, use tools, and interact with its surroundings. Think of an Agentic AI as a smart assistant that learns on the job. It follows a simple, five-step loop to get things done (see Fig.1):</p>