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Agent
Agents“AY-jent”
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An AI worker that has a specific job to do.
Lesson #1: AI Foundations & the Agent Era →Think of it like…
An employee with one responsibility.
Everyday example
A spam filter is an agent: its only job is sorting junk email.
Construction example
A permit agent only works on permits.
Business example
A bookkeeping agent that only categorizes expenses.
Why this matters
"Agent" is the building block word — almost every new AI product is built from agents.
One-sentence summary
An agent is an AI worker with one job.
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Pick one task you do every week. Write one sentence describing an AI agent whose only job is that task.
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